The smash hit Broadway musical—inspired by the humorous short stories of Damon Runyon—became a lavish CinemaScope musical under the direction of Oscar-winner Joseph L. Mankiewicz (All about Eve). Marlon Brando was cast as the charming gambler Sky Masterson opposite another entertainment legend, Frank Sinatra, as Nathan Detroit. For his only movie musical, Mankiewicz gave the film a stylized look befitting its stage origins, while Brando sings the classic “Luck Be A Lady.”