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The Unsinkable Molly Brown

Year:
Duration:
128 min
Genres:
Biography | Comedy | Musical | Romance | Western
IMDB rate:
6.7
Director:
Charles Walters
Awards:
Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1964-06-11
Filming Locations: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Earnings
Gross: $13,167,200 (USA) Rentals $6,040,000 (USA)
Cast
Actor
Character
Debbie Reynolds
Molly Brown
Harve Presnell
'Leadville' Johnny J. Brown
Ed Begley
Shamus Tobin
Jack Kruschen
Christmas Morgan
Hermione Baddeley
Buttercup Grogan
Vassili Lambrinos
Prince Louis de Laniere
Fred Essler
Baron Karl Ludwig von Ettenburg
Harvey Lembeck
Polak
Lauren Gilbert
Mr. Fitzgerald
Kathryn Card
Mrs. Wadlington
Hayden Rorke
Malcolm Broderick
Harry Holcombe
Mr. Wadlington
Amy Douglass
Mrs. Fitzgerald
George Mitchell
Monsignor Ryan
Martita Hunt
Grand Duchess Elise Lupavinova
Vaughn Taylor
Mr. Cartwright
Anthony Eustrel
Roberts
Audrey Christie
Mrs. Gladys McGraw
Grover Dale
Jam
Brendan Dillon
Murphy
Maria Karnilova
Daphne
Gus Trikonis
Joe
Maria Andre
Countess Feranti (uncredited)
Eleanor Audley
Mrs. Cartwright (uncredited)
Robert Banas
Dancer (uncredited)
Pat Benedetto
Count Feranti (uncredited)
Martin Bolger
Denver Stock Society (uncredited)
Nick Borgani
Waiter (uncredited)
Peter Camlin
French Waiter (uncredited)
Phyllis Coghlan
Passenger (uncredited)
Cathleen Cordell
Passenger (uncredited)
Jennifer Crier
Passenger (uncredited)
Beppie De Vries
Simonetta (uncredited)
George Dega
Maitre d' (uncredited)
James Drake
Denver Party Guest (uncredited)
Minta Durfee
Denver Party Guest (uncredited)
Charles Giorgi
French Waiter (uncredited)
Clive Halliday
Passenger (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ramsay Hill
Lord Simon Primdale (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Miner (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Party Guest (uncredited)
Anna Lee
Titanic Passenger in Lifeboat (uncredited)
Moyna MacGill
Lady Prindale (uncredited)
Scott McCartor
Ben (uncredited)
Sheila Menzies
Passenger (uncredited)
Pat Moran
Denver Party Guest (uncredited)
Ottola Nesmith
Courtiere (uncredited)
George Nicholson
Hotchkiss (uncredited)
Mary Ann Niles
Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Maruja Plose
Model (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
Miner (uncredited)
Michael St. Clair
Man at Tiller (uncredited)
Herb Vigran
Denver Tour Spieler (uncredited)
Kathryn Wilson
Denver Party Guest (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Thelma Ritter originally announced to play Hermione Baddeley role.
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The story of J.J. Brown accidentally burning his money after Molly hid it in the stove didn't really happen. It was made up by a Denver journalist after Molly Brown became a hero on the Titanic. When asked by her daughter why she didn't refute the false story, Molly Brown supposedly replied, "It's better that they write *something* about me than nothing." (Kathy Bates, as Molly Brown, repeats the story in James Cameron's Titanic (1997).) Molly Brown is also said to have reported the story with a slightly different ending. Molly did hide money in the potbelly stove in their Leadville cabin, and Johnny unknowingly started a fire on a particularly cold night. That's in keeping with the other version, but the end of the story, as told by Molly and reported in newspapers interviews during her lift, was a little different. Her addition was "Just think if it had been paper money!" The "money" was gold and silver coin which melted and melted to the stove. Miners didn't trust paper money in those years. The stove had to be broken apart and resmelted to separate the iron, gold and silver.
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Shirley MacLaine, the producers' original choice for the title role, later played a character based on Debbie Reynolds in Postcards from the Edge (1990).
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Goofs
After showing the Titanic after all power is lost and the lights go out we see the stern of the ship going under and the white stern light is lit.
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When the Duchess is coming down the staircase at Molly's party, Molly elbows Gladys and tells her to curtsey. In the next shot, which is from farther back and takes in the guests and the staircase, the same exchange between Molly and Gladys is shown again.
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When Molly first meets John, in the 1880s, they look at some picture postcards she has with her. The picture occupies one entire side of each card, but postcards of this type were not available in the USA until 1907.
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Quotes
Shamus Tobin: At last, this place looks lived in!
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Molly Brown: [in France] Here I'm pleasant, at home I'm vulgar, I guess it's like here you eat snails, at home you step on them.
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Molly Brown: But it's lies, all lies! Everybody knows the Merry Christmas Saloon ain't no fancy house! And the things he quotes me saying! All those blanks that stand for bad words!
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Faq
Q
Who else has played Molly Brown in the movies?
A
Several actresses have played Molly Brown in various movies about the Titanic, including Tucker McGuire in A Night to Remember (1958), Thelma Ritter in Titanic (1953) (under the name Maude Young), Cloris Leachman in 'S.O.S. Titanic' (1979), Marilu Henner in 'Titanic' (1996), and Kathy Bates in Titanic (1997).
Q
What is 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' about?
A
The film is a fictionalized account of the life of Margaret 'Molly' Brown. The story begins with Molly (Debbie Reynolds) at six months of age (the baby who played her was actually ten months old at the time) surviving a flood of the Colorado River and being raised by woodsman Shamus Tobin (Ed Begley). Sixteen years later, Molly moves to Leadville where she is wooed by miner John 'Johnny' J. Brown (Harve Presnell). The two eventually marry and, when Johnny strikes gold, they become fabulously wealthy and move to Pennsylvania Avenue in Denver, where Molly longs to be part of the elite '36'. Unfortunately, the '36' are not ready to accept the flamboyant, rough-talking Molly Brown.
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A Note Regarding Spoilers
A
The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
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Photos from cast
Gertrude Astor
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