The Unsinkable Molly Brown (film)

The Unsinkable Molly Brown (film)

Infobox Film
name = The Unsinkable Molly Brown


caption =
director = Charles Walters
producer = Lawrence Weingarten
writer = Richard Morris (play)
Helen Deutsch
starring = Debbie Reynolds
Harve Presnell
Ed Begley
music = Meredith Willson Robert Armbruster
Leo Arnaud
Jack Elliott
Jack Hayes
Calvin Jackson
Leo Shuken
cinematography = Daniel L. Fapp
editing = Franz Steininger
Frederic Steinkamp
distributor = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
released = June 11, 1964
runtime = 128 min.
country = USA
language = English
amg_id = 1:51933
imdb_id = 0058708

"The Unsinkable Molly Brown" is a 1964 musical film based on the 1960 stage musical by Meredith Willson. The film was directed by Charles Walters with a screenplay adapted by Helen Deutsch . The film starred Debbie Reynolds, Harve Presnell (reprising his stage role), Ed Begley, Jack Kruschen, Hermione Baddeley and Harvey Lembeck.

Background

The film uses only five of the musical numbers from the stage musical, and adds one new song ("He's My Friend"), with dances by the original choreographer, Peter Gennaro, and location shooting in Gunnison National Monument (Colorado). ["Hollywood Musicals Year By Year", Second Edition, Stanley Green, Revised by Elaine Schmidt, p. 229, 1999, Hal Leonard, ISBN 0634007653]

Plot summary

The story is a fictionalized account of the life of Margaret Brown whose husband made a fortune in the Colorado silver mines and who survived the sinking of the RMS "Titanic".

Awards

The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Debbie Reynolds), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color, Best Cinematography, Color, Best Costume Design, Color, Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment and Best Sound.

Cast

*Debbie Reynolds as Molly Brown. According to Ben Mankiewicz of Turner Classic Movies, after seeing the play, Reynolds lobbied hard for the lead role, but Walters wanted Shirley MacLaine. However, Hal Wallis claimed he still had her under contract and the legal complications prevented MacLaine from taking the part. [cite web |url=http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article.jsp?cid=21325&mainArticleId=66885 |title=TCM Archives - The Unsinkable Molly Brown |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |author=Frank Miller |date=May 18 2008 |accessdate=2008-05-18]
*Harve Presnell as Johnny Brown
*Ed Begley as Shamus Tobin
*Jack Kruschen as Christmas Morgan
*Hermione Baddeley as Mrs. Grogan
*Vassili Lambrinos as Prince Louis de Laniere
*Martita Hunt as Grand Duchess Elise Lupovinova
*Fred Essler as Baron Karl Ludwig von Ettenburg
*Harvey Lembeck as Polak

Songs

Soundtrack listing [ [http://www.amazon.com/Unsinkable-Molly-Brown-Original-Soundtrack/dp/B00004ZDYY/ref=sr_1_2/102-5324618-1004148?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1187870800&sr=1-2 Soundtrack listing] ]
#"Main title"
#"Belly Up to the Bar, Boys" - Ed Begley/Jack Kruschen
#"I Ain't Down Yet" - Debbie Reynolds/Grover Dale/Gus Trikoni
#"Colorado, My Home" - Harve Presnell
#"Belly Up To The Bar, Boys" - Debbie Reynolds & Company
#"I'll Never Say No"
#"Here Comes The Bride" (I Ain't Down Yet) - Ed Begley/Jack Kruschen & Co
#"I'll Never Say No" (Reprise) - Debbie Reynolds
#"I Ain't Down Yet" (Reprise) - Harve Presnell/Debbie Reynolds
#"Molly Waltz" ("Dolce Far Niente") - Orchestra
#"Colorado, My Home" (Reprise) - Harve Presnell
#"He's My Friend" - Debbie Reynolds/Harve Presnell/Hermoine Baddeley/Martita Hunt/Ed Begley/Jack Kruschen & Co.
#"Johnny's Soliloquy" - Harve Presnell
#"The Brass Bed"/End - Cast

Trivia

* The Gemini 3 space capsule was named "Molly Brown" after this musical and in wry reference to pilot Gus Grissom's experience with his Mercury capsule.

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0058708|title=The Unsinkable Molly Brown
*amg title|id=1:51933|title=The Unsinkable Molly Brown


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