Reynolds' film collection housed at new museum

Debbie Reynolds will open the Hollywood Motion Picture Museum in the Great Smoky Mountains resort community of Pigeon Forge, Tenn., to display her extensive collection of movie memorabilia.

"The Hollywood I remember from my early years in the business — the real 'Golden Era' — is now gone," Reynolds, who began her film career in 1948, said Tuesday. "What is left of it in this collection should be preserved and protected for future generations."

Valued at more than $50 million, the collection contains about 3,500 costumes and tens of thousands of props, movie posters, still photos, lobby cards and other items, the 71-year-old actress said.

The sleeveless white dress blown upward as Marilyn Monroe stood on a subway grate in "The Seven Year Itch" is included, as are the ruby red slippers Judy Garland wore in "The Wizard of Oz."