high rollers

Although there are detail differences between the stage and movie versions, the plot is essentially based around the activities of New York petty criminals and professional gamblers. Nathan Detroit makes a living by running an (illegal) "floating crap game", despite constant encouragement to "go straight" by Miss Adelaide, a nightclub singer to whom he has been engaged for fourteen years.

When a surge of "high-rollers" comes to town, Nathan is pressured to find a place to hold his floating craps game. Due to strong police activity, he's able to only find one spot, the Biltmore garage. The owner's requirement however, is a $1000 deposit for security.

Trying to obtain the money, Nathan comes across Sky Masterson, a gambler willing to bet on virtually anything. Nathan proposes a bet which seems impossible to lose. Take Sarah Brown, a straight-walking sister at the Save a Soul Mission, to dinner... in Havana, Cuba.

Surprisingly, Sky manages to get Sarah to agree to the date, putting Nathan in even worse condition. Over the course of their date, Sky manages to break down Sarah's social barriers, and they begin to fall for each other.

Returning to New York, and to their regular lives, Sarah and Sky face the reality of trying to justify their love while retaining their opposing lifestyles.