Movie #503 ........................."The Unsinkable Molly Brown"

Movie #503 "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" is a movie I liked so much more the first time I saw it --- I cringed at some parts this time around. Why? I started to watch it for believability factor, and it didn't quite make it this time in that category. It looked corny, overdone and pretentious. I didn't appreciate the bigness of the character ---- the loudness of the music --- the campiness of the story ---- the acting of the rest of the cast. Debbie Reynolds is the glue that holds the movie together, and although I wonder why she was nominated for this picture (and not "Singin' in the Rain"), I can probably say it is due to her lifelong work in film, rather than this mediocre one.



I gave it 3 stars out of 5.
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
(1964) NR
After surviving a flood as an infant 16 years ago, the buoyant Molly Brown (Debbie Reynolds) sets out to find her way in life. She assures a saloon owner she can sing and play piano in his joint and before long becomes the bride of up-and-comer Johnny Brown (Harve Presnell). After throwing a disastrous mixer for Denver society folks and a few overseas dignitaries, Molly flees to Europe -- only to return on the ill-fated Titanic.
Genre: Classic Movies, Comedies, Musicals, Classic Comedies, Classic Musicals
This movie is: Campy, Feel-good