Brief Synopsis:
Musical biography of the backwoods girl who struck it rich in Colorado and survived the Titanic.
Molly, a tomboy orphan rescued from the Colorado River and brought up by Shamus Tobin, sets out to find a rich husband. Arriving in Leadville, she gets a job singing in Christmas Morgan's saloon. En route she has met Johnny Brown, and when he refurbishes her cabin, she marries him. Johnny, wishing to satisfy Molly's hunger for money, sells her silver mine for $300,000, but the paper currency is burned accidentally after Molly hides it in the stove. Comforting her, Johnny tosses his pickax in the air, and it cracks open the richest gold vein in Colorado history. The Browns and Shamus move into a mansion in Denver, where the unpolished Molly hopes to break into society but is thoroughly snubbed by the elite. The Browns then go to Europe, where Molly becomes the toast of royalty. They return to Denver, bringing along their royal friends, and Molly's party to introduce them to Denver society is a success until Johnny's Leadville friends show up and turn it into a free-for-all. Rejected once more, Molly returns to Europe despite Johnny's warning that the separation will end their marriage. He returns to Leadville. In Europe, Prince de Lanière falls in love with Molly, but she decides to go back to Johnny. She sails on the Titanic , and when the ship sinks, Molly saves the lives of the people in an overcrowded lifeboat. Her courage and selflessness make worldwide headlines, and all Denver at last welcomes her home with open arms. And Johnny, too, is on hand to welcome Molly. Songs : "I Ain't Down Yet" (Molly), "Colorado Is My Home" (Johnny), "Belly Up to the Bar, Boys" (Molly), "I'll Never Say No" (Molly), "Leadville Johnny Brown [Soliloquy]" (Johnny), "He's My Friend" (Molly & Cast).
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Uma Thurman - star producer
I think female writers and directors have been getting more work in recent years,” she continues, her slender fingers fiddling with the fine blonde hair scraped back from her face. “The slow move towards Hollywood accepting women in the employer and leadership positions is getting better. I think we’re all growing up more and more. There is some positive movement, and that makes me happy.”
An undoubtedly happy Thurman – she giggles throughout the interview – has hopped into the realm of leadership herself. She is credited as a producer on her new film, buying the rights to the story in early 2001 and spending the succeeding years working with writers, financiers and her first-choice director, her long-standing friend Griffin Dunne, who is perhaps best known for his work as an actor, starring in John Landis’s An American Werewolf in London and Martin Scorsese’s After Hours before graduating to the director’s chair.
The film is her second outing as a producer, following 2002’s HBO feature Hysterical Blindness, and whereas the latter is a rather gritty black comedy, her latest is a slick romantic comedy, starring the genre mainstay Colin Firth as Thurman’s intended fiancé. He is a rather stiff publisher who represents a “safe bet” for her character, Emma Lloyd, a radio presenter who encourages her listeners to plump for the more anodyne choice in their relationships, before suddenly pursuing the opposite option herself. Reflecting a world where marriage licences could, or at least should, be printed on an Etch a Sketch, the film allows Thurman to display her comedy chops, blending the slapstick with the poignant.
related : tina fey hillary clinton, tina fey, tina fay, tina fey scar, steve martin
An undoubtedly happy Thurman – she giggles throughout the interview – has hopped into the realm of leadership herself. She is credited as a producer on her new film, buying the rights to the story in early 2001 and spending the succeeding years working with writers, financiers and her first-choice director, her long-standing friend Griffin Dunne, who is perhaps best known for his work as an actor, starring in John Landis’s An American Werewolf in London and Martin Scorsese’s After Hours before graduating to the director’s chair.
The film is her second outing as a producer, following 2002’s HBO feature Hysterical Blindness, and whereas the latter is a rather gritty black comedy, her latest is a slick romantic comedy, starring the genre mainstay Colin Firth as Thurman’s intended fiancé. He is a rather stiff publisher who represents a “safe bet” for her character, Emma Lloyd, a radio presenter who encourages her listeners to plump for the more anodyne choice in their relationships, before suddenly pursuing the opposite option herself. Reflecting a world where marriage licences could, or at least should, be printed on an Etch a Sketch, the film allows Thurman to display her comedy chops, blending the slapstick with the poignant.
related : tina fey hillary clinton, tina fey, tina fay, tina fey scar, steve martin
suzanne page - murdered
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — A former TV news anchor facing felony charges for embezzling $149,000 from a man she had dated and advised financially, has been found dead in her Detroit-area home.
Police Detective Don Swiatkowski tells The Detoit News that a relative found Suzanne Wangler "unresponsive" Saturday afternoon in her Royal Oak home.
He says Wangler was pronounced dead at 3:27 p.m. An autopsy has been scheduled.
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Police are investigating the death of TV news reporter/anchor Suzanne Page Wangler, found Saturday afternoon in her home on Vinsetta Boulevard in Royal Oak, Michigan.
Royal Oak police were called to the home shortly before 3 p.m. after a relative reportedly found Wangler “unresponsive,” said Detective Don Swiatkowski.
“She was found by a family member and pronounced dead at 3:27 p.m.,” he said. “An autopsy is scheduled to determine the cause of her death.”
Wangler was released from jail on Thursday, after being arrested for embezzlement and larceny. Read full details of Wangler’s arrest charges here.
Police Detective Don Swiatkowski tells The Detoit News that a relative found Suzanne Wangler "unresponsive" Saturday afternoon in her Royal Oak home.
He says Wangler was pronounced dead at 3:27 p.m. An autopsy has been scheduled.
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Police are investigating the death of TV news reporter/anchor Suzanne Page Wangler, found Saturday afternoon in her home on Vinsetta Boulevard in Royal Oak, Michigan.
Royal Oak police were called to the home shortly before 3 p.m. after a relative reportedly found Wangler “unresponsive,” said Detective Don Swiatkowski.
“She was found by a family member and pronounced dead at 3:27 p.m.,” he said. “An autopsy is scheduled to determine the cause of her death.”
Wangler was released from jail on Thursday, after being arrested for embezzlement and larceny. Read full details of Wangler’s arrest charges here.
jake lamotta
Jake LaMotta
Actor: The Hustler. Jake LaMotta had one of the best chins in boxing history. In over 110 Visit IMDb for Photos, Filmography, Discussions, Bio, News,
Overview
Date of Birth:10 July 1921, The Bronx, New York, USA
Mini Biography:Jake LaMotta had one of the best chins in boxing history. In over 110
Trivia:Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, 1990.
Alternate Names:Jake La Motta
Jake LaMotta had one of the best chins in boxing history. In over 110 fights against the greatest middleweights in history, LaMotta was only knocked to the canvas once in his entire 14 year career. Turning pro in the early 1940s, Lamotta ran up an impressive undefeated streak before losing. He was the first fighter to defeat the great Sugar Ray Robinson (Robinson was 40-0). Claimed to have "taken a dive" against "Blackjack" Billy Fox in New York City. Fox was 49-1 with 49 knockouts. Captured the World's Middleweight Title from the legendary Frenchman Marcel Cerdan. Made two successful title defenses. Was knocked down by light-heavyweight Danny Nardico in West Palm Beach, Florida in the early 1950s. Made an ill advised comeback and lost to Billy Kilgore in Miami Beach. Ran a popular nightclub on Miami Beach in the 1950s. Served a short prison term. Acted in the movie, The Hustler with Paul Newman
Keys : rocky marciano, jake la motta, raging bull, cathy moriarty, joe lewis
Actor: The Hustler. Jake LaMotta had one of the best chins in boxing history. In over 110 Visit IMDb for Photos, Filmography, Discussions, Bio, News,
Overview
Date of Birth:10 July 1921, The Bronx, New York, USA
Mini Biography:Jake LaMotta had one of the best chins in boxing history. In over 110
Trivia:Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, 1990.
Alternate Names:Jake La Motta
Jake LaMotta had one of the best chins in boxing history. In over 110 fights against the greatest middleweights in history, LaMotta was only knocked to the canvas once in his entire 14 year career. Turning pro in the early 1940s, Lamotta ran up an impressive undefeated streak before losing. He was the first fighter to defeat the great Sugar Ray Robinson (Robinson was 40-0). Claimed to have "taken a dive" against "Blackjack" Billy Fox in New York City. Fox was 49-1 with 49 knockouts. Captured the World's Middleweight Title from the legendary Frenchman Marcel Cerdan. Made two successful title defenses. Was knocked down by light-heavyweight Danny Nardico in West Palm Beach, Florida in the early 1950s. Made an ill advised comeback and lost to Billy Kilgore in Miami Beach. Ran a popular nightclub on Miami Beach in the 1950s. Served a short prison term. Acted in the movie, The Hustler with Paul Newman
Keys : rocky marciano, jake la motta, raging bull, cathy moriarty, joe lewis
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