The Unsinkable Molly Brown

1964 American musical film directed by Charles Walters
Movie film Q596583
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Summary

The Unsinkable Molly Brown is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,120 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor[3]
  • Director: Charles Walters[4]
  • Screenwriter: Helen Deutsch[5], Richard Morris[6]
  • Composer: Meredith Willson[7], Jack Elliott[8]
  • Genre: musical film[9], comedy film[10], biographical film[11]
  • Cast member: Debbie Reynolds[12], Harve Presnell[13], Ed Begley[14], Hermione Baddeley[15], Martita Hunt[16], Vaughn Taylor[17], Minta Durfee[18], Jack Kruschen[19], Audrey Christie[20], George Mitchell[21], Harry Holcombe[22], Harvey Lembeck[23], Hayden Rorke[24], Moyna Macgill[25]
  • Producer: Roger Edens[26], Lawrence Weingarten[27]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[28]
  • Director of photography: Daniel L. Fapp[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Commons category: The Unsinkable Molly Brown (film)[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 5.5/10[33], 88%[34]
  • Color: color[35], black-and-white[36]
  • Country of origin: United States[37]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1964[38]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[39], Netflix[40]
  • Narrative location: Atlantic Ocean[41], Colorado[42]
  • Filming location: Colorado[43]
  • Film editor: Fredric Steinkamp[44]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress[45], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[46], Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color[47], Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy[48], Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor[49], Academy Award for Best Costume Design[50], Academy Award for Best Production Design[51], Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy[52], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[53], Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment[54], Academy Award for Best Sound[55]
  • Title: The Unsinkable Molly Brown[56]
  • Duration: 115 minutes[57]

Why It Matters

The Unsinkable Molly Brown has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

FAQs

What awards did The Unsinkable Molly Brown receive?

Honors received include Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [23] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'ko', 'nl', 'p
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 3064
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1964-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Helen Deutsch, Richard Morris
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+115'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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