Had brought her to Hollywood in the '50s, claimed that she was still underĬontract to him. Sooner had she signed, however, than independent producer Hal Wallis, who Grimes had been on Broadway, however, Hollywood already had an ideal choiceįor Molly Brown, Shirley MacLaine, and she was eager to play the role. Member of the original cast invited to reprise his role. The young, handsome Presnell was a natural for films and would be the only It would become the studio's last great musical The Music Man on film, MGM was eager to pick up the rights to a Of leading players Tammy Grimes and Harve Presnell. Unsinkable Molly Brown was not an unqualified smash, it made stars out Meredith Willson adapted Molly Brown's biography to the Broadway stage as aįollow-up to his first major hit, The Music Man. In fact, she had to fight just to get the The part would bring Reynolds her only Oscar® nomination, she was not Heroine when she survives the sinking of the Titanic. When her husband strikes it rich in Colorado and goes on to become a Unsinkable Molly Brown, a frontierswoman who rises to wealth and power Songs : "I Ain't Down Yet" (Molly), "Colorado Is My Home" (Johnny), "Belly Up to the Bar, Boys" (Molly), "I'll Never Say No" (Molly), "Leadville Johnny Brown " (Johnny), "He's My Friend" (Molly & Cast).ĭebbie Reynolds scored one of the triumphs of her career in 1964 as The And Johnny, too, is on hand to welcome Molly. Her courage and selflessness make worldwide headlines, and all Denver at last welcomes her home with open arms.
She sails on the Titanic, and when the ship sinks, Molly saves the lives of the people in an overcrowded lifeboat. In Europe, Prince de Lanière falls in love with Molly, but she decides to go back to Johnny. Rejected once more, Molly returns to Europe despite Johnny's warning that the separation will end their marriage. They return to Denver, bringing along their royal friends, and Molly's party to introduce them to Denver society is a success until Johnny's Leadville friends show up and turn it into a free-for-all. The Browns then go to Europe, where Molly becomes the toast of royalty. The Browns and Shamus move into a mansion in Denver, where the unpolished Molly hopes to break into society but is thoroughly snubbed by the elite.
Comforting her, Johnny tosses his pickax in the air, and it cracks open the richest gold vein in Colorado history. Johnny, wishing to satisfy Molly's hunger for money, sells her silver mine for $300,000, but the paper currency is burned accidentally after Molly hides it in the stove. En route she has met Johnny Brown, and when he refurbishes her cabin, she marries him. Arriving in Leadville, she gets a job singing in Christmas Morgan's saloon. Molly, a tomboy orphan rescued from the Colorado River and brought up by Shamus Tobin, sets out to find a rich husband.
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