Gene Kelly
Don Lockwood
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A classic Hollywood film about a silent film star and a chorus girl who fall in love and face the challenge of talking pictures. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and discover trivia and goofs on IMDb.
- (254K)
- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
- 1952-04-10
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- Production notes and credits
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Singin’ in the Rain, American musical comedy film, released in 1952, that was a reunion project for the American in Paris directorial team of Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, who was also the films’ star. Singin’ in the Rain emerged as a classic, considered by many to be the greatest Hollywood musical ever made.
Writers Adolph Green and Betty Comden discovered that MGM had a cache of many wonderful but unheralded songs featured in the studio’s films from the early sound era. This inspired them to use these tunes as the basis of a screenplay about the trials and tribulations endured by people in the film industry when sound was introduced, a process that made plenty of new stars while destroying many established ones. Kelly portrayed a studio star who falls in love with an aspiring actress, played by Debbie Reynolds. Her lovely voice wins her a place opposite him in the new “talkie” films, pushing aside his screechy-toned leading lady, played by Jean Hagen.
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•Studio: MGM
•Directors: Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly
•Writers: Adolph Green and Betty Comden
•Music: Nacio Herb Brown and Lennie Hayton
•Gene Kelly (Don Lockwood)
•Donald O’Connor (Cosmo Brown)
•Debbie Reynolds (Kathy Selden)
•Jean Hagen (Lina Lamont)
•Millard Mitchell (R.F. Simpson)
•Cyd Charisse (Dancer)
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A classic musical comedy about a silent film star and his leading lady who face the challenge of talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood. Read the plot summaries, cast and crew, trivia, and user reviews of this beloved film.
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Feb 14, 1999 · A classic musical comedy about the transition from silents to talkies, with Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds. Read Ebert's analysis of the film's humor, romance, dance numbers and historical context.
A classic Hollywood musical comedy about the transition from silent to sound films. Read critics' reviews, watch the trailer, and find out where to stream or rent the movie online.
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- Musical, Comedy
- G
