The Unsinkable Molly Brown
First screened in January 2002

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Director: Charles Walters. Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Harve Presnell, Ed Begley, Jack Kruschen, Hermione Baddeley, Vassili Lambrinos, Martita Hunt, Fred Essler, Harvey Lembeck, Lauren Gilbert, Amy Douglass, Harry Holcombe, Kathryn Card, Hayden Rorke, George Mitchell. Screenplay: Helen Deutsch (based on the play by Richard Morris).

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Twitter Capsule: Basically susbists on gaudy exuberance, as explicit subject, lingering weakness, and substantial asset.

VOR: ②  Generous showcase for Reynolds. One of last big-canvas musicals before roadshow mania made them gargantuan. Still, Unsinkable isn't unmissable.

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Photo © 1964 Metro Goldwyn Mayer

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B–

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Academy Award Nominations:
	Best Actress: Debbie Reynolds
	Best Cinematography (Color): Daniel L. Fapp
	Best Art Direction (Color): George W. Davis & E. Preston Ames; Henry Grace & Hugh Hunt
	Best Costume Design (Color): Morton Haack
	Best Sound: Franklin Milton
	Best Score (Adaptation or Treatment): Robert Armbruster, Leo Arnaud, Jack Elliott, Jack Hayes, Calvin Jackson, and Leo Shuken
Golden Globe Nominations:
	Best Picture (Musical/Comedy)
	Best Actress (Musical/Comedy): Debbie Reynolds

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