Marlon Brando - Luck Be a Lady (from 'Guys and Dolls' (1955))
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- Marlon Brando (Sky Masterson) performing the hit 'Luck Be a Lady' from the movie, based on the musical, Guys and Dolls, 1955.
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It's satisfying to watch movies from the 50s in HD 😍
Hello people
glyn hodges film “resolution”is limited by the scanner so you definetely can get hd from an old movie
@@kipkipful do you know who I am?
glyn hodges ok boomer.
they're not really HD. sorry.
idk why y’all are saying this is so bad, it’s lowkey and smooth and it works perfectly fine
Well, his voice is...unique (for lack of a better term), and considering he was one of the few actors back then who wasn’t bound by a contract (at least, not that I know of) and was HUGE, so Hollywood wouldn’t really dub him.
This is good. A good performance
There are worse so called singers you hear on the Radio these days .
I give props to Brando for going out of his comfort zone. And someone mentioned Leo diCaprio emulating him. Every important male american actor has tried to emulate Brando at some point.
Yeah, even back in the 50's James Dean did it
@@fernandomaron87 Lol, it's weird cause James Dean will always come the closest to copying his style.
@@vivienne2085 Agreed, Dean was the coolest after Brando. He was Jimmy's role model, and later they became friends according to Marlon's autobiography.
Fernando Maron i think you know damn well they were much more than Friends. haha
@Roses's Roses Including an Englishman in the great Daniel Day Lewis.
This is actually refreshing. We don't always need a song sprung into with a highly trained voice. This is the character singing after all.
This is how the French sing... half singing and half talking. Why musical theater has never been popular among the French .
You are so right
@@lepetitchat123 Didn’t know that . That is the technique Richard Burton used in Camelot and he did it very well .
I don't like it, it is too soft to match the much more energetic orchestra.
No one cared that his singing was just passable, he was a HUGE star at the time and he was soooo handsome. He's perfect as Sky Masterson
Agree!
His singing sounds way better than just passable to me - after all, he didn't do concerts or stage musicals. In this context he's great!
I’ve only heard this version, but all I can say is that: I can actually feel the tense he is feeling coming from him. The actor understood how the character KNEW that if this roll didn’t go he wouldn’t be happy ever again. He portrayed the nervousness perfectly for me. I think he did a fine job singing. I find his voice actually quite soothing to listen to while he sings.
Pleasantly surprised, he kinda sounds like Gene Kelly😊
Marlon Brando IS Sky Masterson. He's my favorite because he has the entire package. He has the voice and mannerisms that make him suave and debonair. This role definitely shows why he was one of the greatest actors of his time.
Totally agree. I have heard Sinatra sing it beautifully, but for the movie, nothing compares to Marlon Brando betting his future in a sewer, with the other singing "Why don't he shoot? Why don't he shoot?" I also find his voice soothing throughout.
Nice to see so many generous and warm comments on here about this great man.
Who knew that Don Corleone does Broadway in his spare time.
Mary Helsing They made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.
That’s how he started, first Broadway then Hollywood
Not once in 15 years does he sing in a movie.
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😂
Came here because I was curious about Marlon Brando’s singing.
futuremovieactor we all were
And now we know...😨
Sinatra sang this same song better, No offense to Marlon.
Me too
El Jay none of that has to do anything with singing talent
Brando simply lights up the the room when he enters - sometimes its so bright - you only see his smile!
it is been 65 years. almost a lifetime for a person. legends dont die. they remain on youtube...forever🤗🤗🤗
I can't stop rewinding this musical scene, Marlon Brando is just so mesmerising in this scene, everything about it..
Same! You can't keep your eyes of f him. Now I get why he was such a big star.
@@sigil8386 My thoughts, exactly..
I can tell DiCaprio studies this man.
R.I.P Marlon
You can study your whole life....either you have it or not
ILL Sean Yeah you’re right their mannerism is very similar
@@Tkimba2 The attitude of a true loser
@@brophpiece how so?
I agree
3:30 You know you’re a good performer when Frank Sinatra is just off in the background while you act.
yeah, clearly he needed a better business card for this movie.
Paul Allen Hey PAUL !
Paul Allen He’s one of the main characters
It’s Ok. Frank made the better version of the song.
Frank was actually salty that Marlon Brando got the part he wanted. Frank always made fun of Marlon's singing, he called him "mumbles."
Why does everyone think Brando sucks at singing in this movie? He’s awesome!
Marlon did a fine enough job. He held the notes well enough and I love the chemistry between him and Jean Simmons, another untrained singer who did pretty well with the songs imo. Marilyn Monroe was begging to get the part of Miss Adelaide- she would have been off the charts, but they gave it to the Broadway original who played the part, Vivian Blaine
@@dalehoward8352 ive heard broadway performers that cant hit high notes.but a first time singer doing a better jjob is prett awesome
Apparently Brando was that bad when laying down his vocals his songs had to be spliced together from many many takes of the same song. Even if he only got one or two notes right on one take, they’d cut them out and search for correct notes from other takes and piece the song together like a jigsaw puzzle.
Have you heard Sinatra sing this same song? Hands down he should have had the part and Brando sounds awful by comparison.
@@scaramouche853 we call this “comping” today and it’s a standard part of every single pop song you’ve heard this century…but we have computers and non destructive editing (aka an undo button lol). The fact that they did this with tape and razor blades is completely mind boggling
Source: I’m a recording engineer
He was simply gorgeous !
Marlon Brando Legendary Actor!!🌹💐💐🌹
The orchestra is great in this movie version of Luck Be A Lady. Amazing arrangement
Absolutely
Just love this so much !!! His voice soothes my ears. Love his timing, gestures, and facial expressions.
His singing absolutely got the job done, every single other thing about him is totally captivating, all fine by me!!
Okay this is why my dad loved Marlon Brando. Hes completely melted into this character
I give Brando credits, he is no Pavarotti by any means but his acting (body language, gestures) is much harder than most people think. Bravo
If you are a trained singer and are not performing this as a desperate prayer that twists the gut with adrenaline- you have lost me. This has never been topped and never will be.
He’s not the greatest singer but he can sing. Better knowing it was him than finding out it was dubbed by another.
Yeah; this was during the period when Hollywood began to move out of dubbing and into using the actor’s real voices...
Actually I read somewhere that it was dub, bit not what you think. It was so many takes and Brando is lip singing.
No kidding. You know that they don’t actually ever sing live on film. Its always dubbed in and synced to.
That said, what I’ve read is that Brando’s vocals were pieced together in the studio. I.e., sing one line until they get a good take, then sing another, etc., and piece together the best parts.
@@peterp2153 Yeah, that is what i meant. Marlon Brando was never a singer and Frank Sintra was pissed because of that.
Man..... to think these guys got paid to do this !
Let’s just admit it ... Brando could do anything
Nope, he couldn’t, with that annoying and high pitched voice…
He could certainly eat
@@martinddhyj cry greatest actor
He obviously could. Dude was a genius ❤
Brando was great, but he could not do anything in the same sense that James Cagney could do and did anything.
For someone who’s never sung before he sounded really well! Sure he’s no Frank Sinatra or Dean Martin but I think he still did great!!
You must be kidding, his singing stinks ! 😎
Simple music can make you sing simple hug can make you feel better simple things can make you happy, i hope my simple Hello brings smile to your face.....
So that's why Michael Jackson wanted Marlon Brando in his "You Rock My World" video!
they were close friends tho
They are both bisexuals
@@airdropiscool1942 Michael was straight why are you lying?
@@airdropiscool1942 dude wtf did your mother not love you?
@@kailraider1307 and are you one of those delusional fans who turned blinded about those boys that were victimized by your idol? Pathetic!
I actually loved his singing in this
how did I get to almost 50 yrs old without ever seeing brando sing, till now?
I always loved his voice. It's soothing.
my orchestra teacher picked this piece for us to play and we listened to this video. Honestly this guy can sing. I dunno why people say he can’t
I agree with you.
Adore this man with all my heart!
That jaw line 😍😵
I have never heard this version until today - I've always loved the Sinatra versions - this is awesome to hear - wow
Man Brando really had it all, Amazing actor one of the best, very good looking, charismatic and a good singing voice?
IKR! 😏 I LOVE Marlon! 😳🔥🥵😱😍
They were smart in having Brando almost speak it rather than sing it as he wasn't a singer. It worked really well.
I want to hear something like this and Sinatra's version. He seems more genuine due to how desperate he is here, but he kinda sings it under his breath.
I like Frank's way of singing this song but I also like marlon is the one I listen to i know Frank is a better singer but for some reason I like marlon better
Kimberly same. I like both versions but there is something special about Brando’s to me.
I know Brando's voice isn't technically great, but I prefer his version to Frank Sinatra's on this song. It's more genuine.
To be fair, there is a difference in singing in a movie and singing a song just for a CD or vinyl or whatever. When Frank did his version, he didn't need to act. He could just use his talents to sing the song. He didn't need to think about the story or a character
Thank you for pointing out, it was Sky Masterson's "desperation" at trying to win back Sarah Brown's love that Brando perfectly portrayed in this song.
Marlon Brando is pure.... Fire!
I spend like 2 weeks looking for the movie, and it was worth it
Great song and the Play is amazing especially with this CAST
Marlon Brando got that part because when that movie was made he WAS Marlon Brando and he could put behinds in the seats.
Never knew Marlon could sing. Nice!
He couldn't
In his book, he mentions that they made him sing this song hundreds of times and then they edited it cherry picking the best lines of each take and putting it together
@@fernandomaron87 Yes, but still it was 100 per cent Brando. Rex Harrison hardly sang in "My Fair Lady" and Christopher Plummer sang a forgettable "Eidelweiss" in The Sound of Music." Both actors were male leads in a musical, yet nobody complains of their so-called singing.
Comes now Brando, who, in "Guys and Dolls" sang much more and much better than Harrison or Plummer did, yet a lot of fans complained. Go figure.
Sinatra over Brando for singing, but this guy’s charisma and acting was off the charts!
who cares if he couldnt sing. he was perfect.
Wow I never laughed so hard in my life. With his peepy voice. Oh Frank you killed this song. My favorite of yours.
I remember watching this as a play performed at the Turkish American theater in Ankara, Turkey 1972. The man who played the part of Sky Masterson in that play was my math teacher Mt Losowski (which we mispronounced Lousy Owsky behind his back.) He was also a PE and Wrestling coach. Excellent teacher and one of the few names I never forgot. He did a far better job of playing this part that Marlon Brando - vastly better singing voice. And the pianist was incredible - a self taught blind turkish gentleman whose name I wish I could recall.
but not interms of acting perhaps
What a great memory to have.
Awsome story
Yeah, but that was not a movie.
I admire his acting and I have to say that is singing was great
Marlon Brando is one of my favourite actors 💖🌏💖
WOW ... I'M TRULY IMPRESSED! I didn't know Marlon could sing ... & THAT Great! What a Beautiful Voice!
At 2:07 the way the music and his voice goes is like peanut butter and jelly
It doesnt mix at all, but tastes acceptable enough to tolerate?
@@WillShaw1112 more like it hits the right spot even if it's not suppose to be together conventionally
I like his singing and overall mannerisms in this scene.
I remember watching this with the whole family as a little kid and I had no clue who these actors/singers were. Then when he started to sing this song my parents were like "wtf... Frank Sinatra is suppose to sing this song" all in shock. Lol. I miss those old days where that family crowded around 1 tv in the living room and discussed what we were all gonna watch that night.
I totally relate!
Anyone who lives in London and is reading this in 2023 - go and see Guys and Dolls at the Bridge Theatre. Its freaking awesome.
Just saw it tonight. Absolutely amazing! Really enjoyed it and their engagement with people in the audience 😂. I was waiting for this song and A much better fantastic performance of it, totally blew me away!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Came here because I saw 2022 "The Offer" TV show about the back story of the people involved in the making of Godfather. In the show, Marlon said Sinatra hated that Marlon sang his song in Guys and Dolls and hated book the Godfather. So Marlon told Coppolo, Mario Puzo and others that he is going to do the Godfather not for the money, but to piss off Sinatra and all of them started laughing. This was early on in Episode 4. Love that scene so much that I rewatch the group of them laughing about getting back at Sinatra.
I LOVED this when I saw the Offer! 😂 also Alex from Grey’s Anatomy was AMAZING as Marlon Brando 😱 LOVED him! 😍 I had a crush on him in Grey’s and IRONICALLY he said ppl called him a young Marlon in the past! 😳
Amazing Marlon Brando!😍
Marlon probably is the best actor ever live.
Marlon Brando, Humphrey Bogart & Marcello Mastroianni great actors ❤❤❤
the comedy has stood the test of time missionary and gangster!
Sky and Sarah the ULTIMATE musical pairing of opposites attract! 😳 I remember when I saw the Guys and Dolls movie in High School and I like fell in LOVE with Brando 😍 I was like he izzz soo GORGEOUS 🥵
I don't know why anyone has a problem with his singing voice. It's not even passable, it's great. He really does make you believe that his entire heart's on the line.
I think the main thing is that Frank Sinatra is standing right behind him and not in the lead role. I didn't watch the movie but I feel like you know, since it's a musical... kind of a waste.
@@cthulhuslawyer4604 Frank Sinatra sings in this movie, just not in this scene.
@@muffinland8660 ok ok but you gotta admit it's kind of dumb when you think about it that they hired a a hugely famous singer for a secondary role when he is who he is as opposed to someone who never sang anything before in a movie or anywhere else and he's just kneeling there behind him... feels like a waste to me.
@@cthulhuslawyer4604 "Secondary role?" The movie's literally about both of them. Have you ever even seen Guys and Dolls?
@@muffinland8660 Nope. Never seen it. That was the second thing I typed in my first reply. I only know one thing about this movie-and nothing about the plot-which is that Marlon Brando is playing the main character, and in a musical the main character is usually the person who gets to do the most singing. And they happened to also hire one of the most famous musical performers in the US at the time for the same movie, but not as the lead role in a musical.
Just seems kind of like a waste to me.
my dads gf put this movie on for me as a liittttle kid and i didn’t get it at all but i loved it, marlon brando/sky masterson was probably my first non-cartoon crush
Luke, be a Jedi tonight lol
Mark Hamill IS Nathan Detroit
and Pepper Steak IS the Entree
And do it for Chewie and the Ewoks
Ooh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah guys and dolls
I only clicked this to hear Marlon singing, but I quickly got distracted once his performance began since The Simpsons parody began playing in my head.
And I'm a younger dude too so I'll always hear Luke be a Jedi tonight instead of the original here, or i'll always have to remove an extra e by habit when I'm typing something about Cape Fear. Or the worst of them all is probably the movie The Shining since I've not seen it but I expect when I eventually do I'll just be mentally noticing all the references throughout
One of the all-time great concepts and lyrics.
Brando is as good at singing as Sinatra is at acting!
Nice one
If that's meant as an insult, Sinatra was perfect as Nathan so...
Sinatra was a terrific actor-ever seen From Here To Eternity?
And yet, together, they make this a perfect movie. I have no argument with the casting except to say that Jean Simmons and Vivian Blaine could both sing and act and were amazing as well.
Beautiful song and wonderful movie
2024 who is still listening to this gem 🎉🎉
Right there with you. I just discovered this movie and I am obssessed.
Lovely Song, Lovely Suit on Brando!! 🌹🌷💐🌹
My cousin lived in my house for a while 20 years ago and for a week he had to practice this song for the school play and .... 20 years later I still remember it! lol
Sinatra has the Voice, Brando has the Face !
I love this movie
The way I see it. Marlon Brando isn't signing for lady's lucks love.
He's conning her, seducing her and demanding her luck.
The way he signs like a mobster fits the character.
imo. Would have been clichè if he tried to be all musical with it.
I had a low tolerance for him as a rule. Maybe because he was too intense for me since I was just a kid when he was at the top. I'm not even exactly
sure; but I preferred his contemporaries such as James Stewart and CLark Gable. I felt the same way about James Cagney; but loved him in YANKEE DOODLE.. Maybe it's because the singing and dancing made those tough guys more vulnerable.
Same with Bogart until I saw the comedy he did in ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT. He doesn't sing or dance;but the vulnerability is still there because he has to be funny.
Thank you for another way of looking at it. It's interesting.
THE OFFER BROUGHT ME HERE 📽🎬🎞🎥
Marlon was so handsome!
Brando completely outclassed Sinatra in terms of charisma and acting ability. I watched the movie when I was about 9 and that's what I thought then, not knowing who either of them were. I remember being mesmerized by Brando. When I later realised Sinatra's fame, I was surprised. I've never understood his appeal.
What a handsome guy R.I.P
He's a really good singer!!
I know this will be controversial, but I actually preferred Marlon Brando's performance to Frank Sinatras... Yes, Brando couldn't hit some of the notes for songs like Luck Be A Lady, but he acts the hell out of them, and give an unique performance that perhaps a better singer couldn't achieve.
finally someone who agrees with me
controversial as if your opinion weighs conscious discussion. His voice has zero vibrato....
@@Mthomas116-t1m but he acts the heck out of it, making the scene far more engaging than perhaps a better singer would. I like Sinatra, and he is a better singer, but he could never act out a song like this so perfectly.
Also, Sinatra did not take it well from what I heard. He was pissed he didn’t get to sing this song for the movie. I love Sinatra, naturally, but Brando did this song justice in his honesty and idk, Sinatra likes to add flair to everything😂
@@greenapples9293 Sinatra didn't need to act out a song. Sinatra's interpretation of a lyric was and will always be in a class of it's own... Brando is one of the most overrated actors of ALL TIME.
Long time ago I was the stage manager for a production of guys and dolls. I actually ended dating the actor what who was playing Benny. This show still brings me warmth and nostalgia thinking about those days.
What makes this number so effective isn't Marlon Brando's singing which is okay - it's the acting, the movement, the conviction in every word. I like his version much better than Frank Sinatra, who ruins the rhythm of the original. Sinatra is a great singer, but he doesn't come close to Brando in putting over this famous number.
Agree
Yes. Yes, yes, yes, Eileen P.
You nailed it. Thanks, Eileen.
Fantastic Brando
Marlon Brando set precedents for what we think constitutes good acting. Think about that- when we think about what makes a man seem real, or honest, or earnest- we think of him. Whether that's a good thing or not, or if its even a thing he set out to accomplish, this man cast such a large shadow that men today are still trying to emulate it.
Wow 😮 this looks so good. Love this 🎶❤
He was pretty good. If someone doesn't like it, he could give them a offer that they can't refuse.
😅
I wish Sky give ME an Offer I CAN’T refuse 😏😂😏😂 for REAL tho Sarah was SOO lucky! 😫
What a gorgeous man Brando was!😂
He definitely is not a good singer but wow what a professional actor he was in his younger days
Wow, one of the greatest musical films of all times, I've watched it hundreds of times and never get sick of watching it. Yes, Brando wasn't the greatest singer but we're talking about reality going back to the 1950s when things were real then and films were done in one take not done hundreds of times over until they were perfect. It's the "ordinary-ness" of it all that makes it more endearing.
But it seems his singing WAS spliced together line by line after many many takes of each ... so his "ordinary" must have been pretty woeful by comparison
@@lilymarinovic1644 We only learned about splicing because Brando himself said so. But you never heard of the splicing done on Rex Harrison's "singing" in My Fair Lady or Christopher Plummer's "Eidelweiss" in The Sound of Music because no one told us about them. Actually, Brando could sing much better in "ordinary" than Harrison or Plummer would.
@@marietta1335 hardly a high bar to set, particularly for Harrison, who barely even made a pretence of singing.
I love how they put a spotlight on Marlin right before he starts singing.
The spotlight was God
@@bb22602 YEP! 😂😱😏 he was like Sky knock 'em dead! lol
Great acting & singing Marlon!!! You really seem the part. Hope you find all that you are aiming for.
Nobody:
Literally Nobody:
RUclips: You wanna see Marlon Brando sing?
Y e s .
Ýéś.
Back in the day (maybe still, I don't live there anymore) David Douglas High School in Portland OR had a pretty serious theater set-up. When I was ten, my older brother was a cop in a production of Guys and Dolls. I've seen a fair number of school productions in my life, even been in a few, but that was something special. I've seen pro productions that weren't as polished. Not even my brother could bring it down. I've loved the play for more than 25 years since.
You know you are a great actor and massive star when you get the lead in a musical over one of the best singers ever in Frank Sinatra. Brando did this to pretty much troll Frank, he knew he couldn’t sing 😂
lmao I KNEW I luved Marlon 😂
Brando didn't want to do it, and tried hard to get out of doing it.
Watching this on TCM right now! Marlon Brandon holds his own IMO.
looks like they're inside the particle collider in Switzerland.
"Hey Nathan where we gonna meet this week"
"I found just the place, meet me in geneva and wear a hazmat suit...."
Dear Hollywood, DO NOT SCREW UP THE REMAKE! Thank you, Fans of classics..... Despite their disdain for each other, Brando and Sinatra were cinematic gold in this.
Sinatra was a great singer. ..Brando was a great actor. Samuel Goldwyn literalky paid a million dollars for the script and movie rights. He had to have the cream of the crop to pull in an audience and get his money back.
Jean Simmons was the only dark horse. The actress who played Sinatra's girlfriend
had played the same part on Broadway.
Frank Sinatra made fun of his singing, Marlon made fun of Frank's acting and both had a bit of a fued.
Marlon ended that fued by going out with Marilyn Monroe.
seems like sinatra had fueds with lots of people.i mean he made fun of sammy davis jr. for having only one eye. and he made fun of marlons singing
@@johnjackson7045 damn Sinatra has good music but he seems like a total dick
Who makes fun of one eye and THE Marlon Brando??
No, going out with Marilyn Monroe wouldn't hurt Sinatra. If was Brando's going out with Ava Gardner that did him in.
Marlon 🤗
Disney’s The Godfather (1955)
4:00 this guy’s turnin yellah! Love that part
So DREAMY.......I would fall at his feet...
Ok sarah lol get it
@@BigBoss7777777 incel
@sla rin lmao calm your tits hun. You need to understand men and women are different. Much less unbecoming for a woman to be so openly desperate for someone.
@@spankg888 only actual incels use words like incel
@@BigBoss7777777 please don't go on rampage just because you're ugly and lonely lol
RUclips: You wanna see The Godfather singing?
Me: You had my curiosity but now you have my attention
His singing reminds me of Billy Crystal for some reason
you're not alone
Hahaha nailed it
I thought of the exact same thing and then scrolled down to see this comment! He sounds exactly like Billy Crystal
Avishka Mario Senewiratne that’s a mmmmmmmarvelous observation
Lol after reading this comment I will never hear Marlon Brando's singing voice the same again haha
That man was so handsome.