Unsinkable Molly Brown

UPC: 012569520127

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:[Suitable for Children]

Summary: 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 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

Category: Musical

Awards: Best Picture - Musical or Comedy – null Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical – null Best Actress – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Cinematography – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Costume Design – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Musical or Comedy – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1
Behind-the-scenes documentary "The Story of a Dress"
Interactive menus
Two theatrical trailers
Scene access
Languages & subtitles: English & Fran?ais

Unsinkable Molly Brown

Format: DVD

Release Date: 09/19/2000

Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, 2 Europe, Japan, Middle East, Egypt, South Africa, Greenland

Runtime: 135 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,French

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
0. Scene Selections
1. Overture. [4:03]
2. Credits. [3:29]
3. Molly and Family. [2:21]
4. "I Ain't Down Yet." [5:35]
5. The Man I Marry. [4:05]
6. "Colorado, My Home." [3:52]
7. At the River. [2:17]
8. Cabin Fever. [3:27]
9. Leadville. [2:13]
10. "Belly Up to the Bar, Boys." [7:35]
11. Reading and Writing. [3:39]
12. "I'll Never Say No." [4:14]
13. "I'll Never Say No" Reprise. [2:03]
14. Just for Molly. [3:34]
15. Bamboozled Bride. [3:35]
16. Hiding Place. [5:26]
17. Up in Smoke. [4:00]
18. Lucky Strike. [2:26]
19. The Idle Rich. [4:32]
20. Surprise Guests. [5:48]
21. Grogan's Advice. [2:20]
22. Ryan's Advice. [2:49]
23. "I'll Never Say No" and "I Ain't Down Yet." [2:38]
24. New Circle of Friends. [3:25]
25. "A Belly Up" Birthday. [2:29]
26. Bound for "Colorado, My Home." [2:58]
27. The Receiving Line. [5:33]
28. "He's My Friend." [7:01]
29. Brawl at the Browns'. [3:54]
30. Saying No at Last. [2:04]
31. "Leadville Johnny Brown." [4:01]
32. Queen of the World. [2:41]
33. Down. [3:49]
34. "I'm Unsinkable!" [2:12]
35. Quite a Woman. [2:41]
36. Finale. [2:47]
37. Cast List. [:28]
38. Exit Music. [3:07]

Craig Butler

A career highpoint for Debbie Reynolds, The Unsinkable Molly Brown is essentially a showcase for the diminutive star's singing, dancing and acting. Not that she's the only thing in the movie. Harve Presnell is very definitely a big presence -- and his luscious, booming baritone with its sweet, light upper register is very definitely a tremendous asset. Presnell shows his voice off to good advantage in "Colorado, My Home" and "I'll Never Say No," two of the more attractive offerings from Meredith Willson's good-but-not-great score. The leading man is also a decent actor, much looser and more engaging than other such singers in the Howard Keel mode, and he partners Reynolds well. Reynolds gives the part her energetic all, plunging into the raucous aspects of her character with wild abandon, and making the transformation to elegant swan believable. At times she does try too hard, and the push is evident in vocal strain in her two big numbers, the anthemic "I Ain't Down Yet" and the boisterous "Belly up to the Bar, Boys." And even with all her commitment and enthusiasm, Reynolds can disguise neither the fact that Molly's singleminded social climbing has an unpleasant aspect to it nor that the plot is often thin and unconvincing. Charles Walters has shot the film beautifully, and the physical production is impressive. While Peter Gennaro's choreography is of variable quality, the ensemble -- including stellar dance talents such as Grover Dale and Maria Karnilova -- is first rate. ~ Craig Butler, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Moyna MacGill  Actor 
Eleanor Audley  Actor 
Anna Lee  Actor 
Herb Vigran  Actor 
Minta Durfee  Actor 
Ramsay Hill  Actor 
Pat Moran  Actor 
George Jay Nicholson  Actor 
Leo Arnaud  Composer (Music Score) 
Jack Elliott  Composer (Music Score) 
Jack Hayes  Composer (Music Score) 
Calvin Jackson  Composer (Music Score) 
Charles Walters  Director 
Lawrence Weingarten  Producer 
Robert Armbruster  Composer (Music Score) 
Helen Deutsch  Screenwriter 
Leo Shuken  Composer (Music Score) 
Debbie Reynolds  Actor 
Harve Presnell  Actor 
Ed Begley, Sr.  Actor 
Jack Kruschen  Actor 
Hermione Baddeley  Actor 
Vassili Lambrinos  Actor 
Martita Hunt  Actor 
Fred Essler  Actor 
Harvey Lembeck  Actor 
Lauren Gilbert  Actor 
Kathryn Card  Actor 
Hayden Rorke  Actor 
Harry Holcombe  Actor 
Amy Douglass  Actor 
George Mitchell  Actor 
Vaughn Taylor  Actor 
Anthony Eustrel  Actor 
Audrey Christie  Actor 
Grover Dale  Actor 
Brendan Dillon  Actor 
Maria Karnilova  Actor 
Gus Trikonis  Actor 

Country: USA