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Debbie Reynolds, Harve Presnell, Ed Begley Sr., Jack Kruschen, Hermione Baddeley ... see more see more... , Martita Hunt , Vassili Lambrinos , Fred Essler , Harvey Lembeck , Lauren Gilbert , Kathryn Card , Hayden Rorke , Harry Holcombe , Amy Douglass , George Mitchell , Vaughan Taylor , Anthony Eustrel , Audrey Christie , Grover Dale , Brendan Dillon , Maria Karnilova , Gus Trikonis , Eleanor Audley , Minta Durfee , Ramsay Hill , Anna Lee , Moyna MacGill , Herb Vigran , Pat Moran , George Jay Nicholson , Ed Begley

Meredith Willson's second Broadway hit (the first and biggest was The Music Man) proved a lucrative vehicle for the equally unsinkable Debbie Reynolds. Based on a true story, the film casts Debbie as ... read more read more...hoydenish Molly Brown, who wangles her way into Denver High Society when she marries "overnight millionaire" Johnny Brown (Harve Presnell). When the local social arbiters give Molly the brush-off, she pulls off a coup by bringing a representative of European royalty, Prince Louis de Laniere (Vassili Lambrinos) into the Colorado community. Her admiration for the prince causes a rift in her marriage; it takes the sinking of the Titanic--wherein Molly heroically commandeers one of the lifeboats and is responsible for rescuing several of the passengers--to bring Molly and Johnny together again. While the energetic performances of such songs as I Ain't Down Yet and Belly Up to the Bar Boys are to be cherished, the real highlight of The Unsinkable Molly Brown is a society ball which ends up in a pie fight between the Denver "elite" and Molly's rambunctious mining-town cronies. Treated condescendingly by the critics, the film struck a responsive chord with audiences to the tune of a $7.5 million gross. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 2 hr. 8 min.

Directed by: Charles Walters

Release Date: July 11, 1964

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DVD Release Date: September 19, 2000

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  • jjnxn
    April 4, 2007
    jjnxn
    debbie is brash and gives her all
  • canadagraphs
    July 5, 2006
    canadagraphs
    I saw this during the whole "Titanic" craze on TV one night.Pretty funny movie.
  • PinkMinkPrincess
    June 15, 2011
    PinkMinkPrincess
    This may be my Favorite Debbie Reynolds Movie.She Certainly Acted the Heck out of it as the Loud, Overbearing, Strong,Socially Unsophisticated, but Lovable Molly Brown who comes into Oil Money Overnight.They Climb the Social Ladder by Shoving those on the Ladder Rungs aside while... read more she steps on by them with a Friendly Howdy.All her Outlandish History is Great Fun, but what makes her a Heroine of History is that she is one of the True Life Survivors of the Titanic & her Spirit & Courage that gave her the Nckname , is the driving force behind her saving many other people from drowning on that Fated Day.This is a Story of Spirit, Courage, & Kindness that everyone should Delight In.
  • jam233
    January 16, 2010
    jam233
    It's a good story, but as a biography it is insulting and highly fictional. It is way too overblown and Debbie Reynolds, although I admire her energy and perkiness, gets mighty irritating after awhile. How she got an Oscar nomination for this escapes me. The production is lavish,... read more some catch tunes, gaudy bit creative costumes and art direction. Hardly accurate period flavor.
  • 69Emoney
    May 3, 2009
    69Emoney
    This movie is to show you can come from nothing and have the world at your feet with comedy add in to the mix also a most see.
  • NikDaChic
    April 13, 2009
    NikDaChic
    This is one of the many films i grew up on. I adore a good old fashioned musical! You're not a true fan of them if this isn't one you've seen.
  • nenasangels
    March 17, 2008
    nenasangels
    Superb movie to see. Molly thought she needed everything in life but nearly lost the love of her life.
  • sdeklc06
    August 29, 2007
    sdeklc06
    i have seen this movie so many times. this is one of my mothers favorite movies and she watches it every chance she gets. debbie reynolds is great in this.
  • joeymail
    July 29, 2007
    joeymail
    Saw this on television as a young boy... wanted nothing more than to sail on the titanic and dance around a fabulous living room!
  • rs59
    July 12, 2007
    rs59
    Debbie Reynolds is great, but she's not how I pictured Molly Brown (too cute, perhaps?). Great music.

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Emanuel Levy
July 4, 2008
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

Debbie Reynolds received her only Oscar nomination for playing the title role of this artistically mediocre but commercially popular musical comedy about the rags to riches of the Denver heroine who w... Full Review

Daniel Eagan
October 10, 2005
Daniel Eagan, Film Journal International

Razzle-dazzle biopic kept afloat by a determined Reynolds.

Ken Hanke
August 14, 2003
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

There's a reason why Charles Walters' musicals are less remembered than Stanley Donen's.

Alex Sandell
April 22, 2003
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

The movie sinks like the Titanic.

James Sanford
July 29, 2002
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

"Beware: The high spirits are contagious"

March 26, 2009
Variety

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A.H. Weiler
May 9, 2005
A.H. Weiler, New York Times

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Michael Szymanski
September 21, 2005
Michael Szymanski, Zap2it.com

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Dan Marcucci and Nancy Serougi
June 11, 2004
Dan Marcucci and Nancy Serougi, Broomfield Enterprise

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Geoff Andrew
February 9, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

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