![]() ![]() His next film was Paint Your Wagon and he got to sing They Call the Wind Maria which requires a real singer to do, not something Lee Marvin or Clint Eastwood could fake. Presnell has a terrific baritone voice and he unfortunately came along at the tail end of movie musicals. But Molly's dreams are larger than John's and it causes their parting. Brown of Leadville, Colorado and who makes them both rich beyond their wildest dreams. Harve Presnell came over from Broadway to play her husband John J. Debbie may also still have been under contract to them from the old days. I'm of the firm belief that MGM cast her in this part because of her musical numbers in How the West Was Won which they also produced. Her singing and dancing is all a part of one remarkable role where the character ages and matures and there's a big difference in those two life functions. The one big difference is that no one had to dub Debbie Reynolds. Julie Andrews also knew exactly how Tammy Grimes felt. 1964 was a bad year for Broadway actresses who originated roles and did not get the film role. In the Hollywood tradition though, a movie name was thought to be needed. The Meredith Willson musical ran for 532 performances on Broadway and starred Tammy Grimes there. ![]() It's a film role perfectly suited to Debbie Reynolds both musically and dramatically. Debbie Reynolds stars in this boisterous adaption of the Broadway musical, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, based on the life of legendary Denver society woman and heroine of the Titanic disaster. ![]()
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