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Auction History Result 3d129 GUYS & DOLLS signed 1sh 1955 by BOTH Jean Simmons AND Vivian Blaine, with Brando & Sinatra! Date Sold 1/13/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Autographed One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 28" x 41 3/4" [71 x 106 cm]) (Learn More) Guys and Dolls, the 1955 Joseph L. Mankiewicz New York City romantic gambling Broadway dance musical ("It's a living breathing doll of a musical!"; "Samuel Goldwyn presents America's Own Musical!"; based on the play by Abe Burrows & Jo Swerling; about a professional gambler who bets an operator of an illegal craps game that he can take a beautiful Salvation Army worker to Cuba with him for dinner!) starring Marlon Brando (as Sky Masterson), Jean Simmons (as Sister Sarah Brown), Frank Sinatra (as Nathan Detroit), Vivian Blaine (as Miss Adelaide), Robert Keith (as Lt. Brannigan), Stubby Kaye (as Nicely-Nicely Johnson), B.S. Pully (as Big Jule), Johnny Silver (as Benny Southstreet), Sheldon Leonard (as Harry the Horse), The Goldwyn Girls, and Larri Thomas (as the sexy Cuban dancer who flirts with Brando in Cuba, and gets in a fight with Simmons!). Note that Sam Levene was the original Nathan Detroit in the first stage version of "Guys and Dolls", but he was replaced for the movie by Frank Sinatra, because producer Sam Goldwyn did not consider Levene a big enough name, and Goldwyn also refused to let Sinatra play Sky Masterson, who would have been wonderful, and instead Goldwyn cast Marlon Brando (which led to much friction between Brando and Sinatra)! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this poster has been personally autographed (signed) by BOTH Jean Simmons AND Vivian Blaine! This was purchased from the estate of longtime collector Garth Geary, who attended many collectibles shows and surely obtained this in person. Our consignor does not have a certificate of authenticity, but we are certain the signature is authentic. Also note that the poster originally measured 28 1/2" x 42", but that a tiny amount of the left blank border was trimmed off (most examples of this poster are found trimmed, often to 27" x 41", so they could fit a standard frame). We have no idea why this poster was printed in a larger size, but no doubt it made many theater owners angry! Note that this one-sheet has been slightly trimmed and it now measures 28" x 41 3/4" [71 x 106 cm]. As is true of all the signed items we are currently auctioning, we give every buyer 30 days in which to review what they purchased and they can return any item as long as it is within 30 days of the end of the auction. On non-signed items, we give a "lifetime guarantee" on everything we auction, but on signed items, we give the above modified guarantee of 30 days after the auction closes. Condition: good. There is 4" of separation at the top of the vertical fold and staples, folds, creases, and small tears around the edges. Learn More about condition grades 
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