The Unsinkable Molly Brown
“Get out of the way... or get hit in the heart!”
Synopsis
Molly Brown survives an early-life flood and, sixteen years later, begins seeking her place in the world. She tells the Leadville saloon keeper that she can sing and play piano, learns quickly, and soon marries Johnny Brown. Within a few years, Johnny replaces their original cigar‑wrapper wedding ring with a gold replica set with gemstones. The couple travels to Europe and brings several crowned heads back to Denver for a party that escalates into a ballroom brawl. Molly later returns from Europe alone aboard the Titanic.
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Principal cast & crew: 18
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Edited by Fredric SteinkampShot by Daniel L FappScored by Meredith Willson
Box Office
1964 · Box office
Grossed $11.1M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$11.1M
Also known as
- Goldgräber-Mollyde
- Molly Brown, siempre a flotees
- La Reine du Coloradofr
- Voglio essere amata in un letto d'ottoneit
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Cast & Crew
18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Debbie Reynolds
as Molly Brown
Harve Presnell
as 'Leadville' Johnny J. Brown
Ed Begley
as Shamus Tobin
Jack Kruschen
as Christmas Morgan
Ed Begley Nm0003225
as Shamus Tobin
Hermione Baddeley
as Buttercup Grogan
Vassili Lambrinos
as Prince Louis de Laniere
Fred Essler
as Baron Karl Ludwig von Ettenburg
Harvey Lembeck
as Polak
Lauren Gilbert
as Mr. Fitzgerald
Kathryn Card
as Mrs. Wadlington
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