good grief! he was so wonderful! i wish there were still entertainers like this. i have never seen this clip before- THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING IT!!!
Damn, with technology available at that time it must've been hard to create such a piece, I even doubt with todays technology one could re-create it without difficulties. I mean doing 2 takes which when combined could create the same timing and movement, and you cant even see a lag between the two takes. I knew he was a talented person, but never knew that he was THAT TALENTED.
Kelly was hella-talented, that' s why I continue to be amazed by his work! I must say, (& Kelly had noted before that this effect was achieved with the help of Stanley Donen as his assistant. I 'm not a fan of him as a person but Donen was "hella-talented". He was a creative force along w/ Kelly in his earlier film work. But make no mistake, Kelly was the man with mega-talent--& a killer smile! Love him!
he's the true master of dance. Can you imagine having to do a dance that complicated perfectly? and then have to do it again? wow. They thought this scene was impossible to do at the time because of the limited technology. If he wasn't so talented this scene wouldn't exist. He makes dancing look as natural as breathing.
They had to coreograph the dance and all the camera moves. The second dance had to be designed to meld with the first and syncopated. All had to be marked on the street INCLUDING CAMERA MOVES then matched perfectly, TWICE---BY HAND! Genius
Extraordinary. No, that word doesn't even describe it. Gene Kelly's talent was beyond words. If there was ever a person I'd most want to meet it would have been him.
This is an incredible example of his brilliance & ability. Just the fact that he could do an entire routine twice to match himself... Unbelievable.
I feel the same way. I haven't watched this movie in years and I'm still speechless. Not only is he the most talented dancer and choreographer, but also a talented singer, actor, director, and producer. He was the Jack of all trades, a genius, and a master at all he did.
That is just extraordinary. I can't begin to imagine how on earth they did that, particularly Gene's mirror image leapfrogging the "real" Gene. Shows you really don't need incredible technology when you've got geniuses on board...
I'm absolutely agreeing with xTwilightProphetx, only Gene Kelly could do such an amazing thing!! what a coreography!! and with yourself----well that's a pity we can't see so much 'great-things-like-this' today, if ya know what I mean; this is what I call QUALITY, maybe with lower technology, but with harder work, and man this looks goood...not to mention the music.+it's Gene Kelly who's doin all the stuff,not 3 or more people,like1 dancer,1 actor,1 singer and so on, and that's the real talent.
Sadly, the closest thing today that would fit Kelly's talent is break dancing. Nothing against break dancing, but it has taken the youth, improv path instead of Kelly's mainstream production appreciated by a broader audience.
Seminal moment not only in Gene Kelly's career, but in the evolution of dance on film. Nobody else was doing anything like this in 1944 and Kelly and Donen instantly set the bar to a ridiculously high height that only they themselves would manage to surpass.
Seems inconceivable now to think that one of MGM's most illuminous and valuable musical stars had to go on loan to Columbia before his Bosses finally realised what they had.
True that! May I add, Kelly paid for that because MGM never made that "mistake" again since they refuse to loan him to play Pal Joey on film. Yeah, Sinatra may have been the character in real life but it didn't translate on film at all. Kelly did Pal Joey on Broadway in 1940 & rock it out (so I've heard-I wasn't there!) Good observation, Johnny C!
@hellasexy22 That's right. Louis B. Mayer used Gene as a pawn in a personal feud with Samuel Goldwyn. Gene was all set to be a Broadway star with his name above the title after his success with 'Pal Joey' in 1941, but David O. Selznick came calling and took him to Hollywood... a man who knew virtually nothing about musicals!
@hellasexy22 That's right. Louis B. Mayer used Gene as a pawn in a personal feud with Samuel Goldwyn. Gene was all set to be a Broadway star with his name above the title after his success with 'Pal Joey' in 1941, but David O. Selznick came calling and took him to Hollywood... a man who knew virtually nothing about musicals!
@hellasexy22 That's right. Louis B. Mayer used Gene as a pawn in a personal feud with Samuel Goldwyn. Gene was all set to be a Broadway star with his name above the title after his success with 'Pal Joey' in 1941, but David O. Selznick came calling and took him to Hollywood... a man who knew virtually nothing about musicals!
@hellasexy22 That's right. Louis B. Mayer used Gene as a pawn in a personal feud with Samuel Goldwyn. Gene was all set to be a Broadway star with his name above the title after his success with 'Pal Joey' in 1941, but David O. Selznick came calling and took him to Hollywood... a man who knew virtually nothing about musicals!
Overlapping, and ghosting him in. The impressive parts were more with the choreography, and the small stunts like Gene jumping over himself. Now that was damn impressive.
Well, the whole scene was impressive, but that one thing is what really stuck.
sensational. gene kelly is my favourite actor from that amazing era, and to this day no one can top him...what happened to this kind of talent??? im 15 and i just feel as if i was born in the wrong century completely:(
This dance looks hard enough by itself, let alone having to do it twice in exact synchronization. Who else could make a dance out of internal conflict?
In rehearsal, they had Gene Kelly's good friend and choreography partner Stanley Donnen (who directed Singin' in the Rain) rehearse and mark the part of the reflection so Gene could get the timing just right for both seperate dances.
When I get on youtube to watch Gene Kelly's videos one after the other... I usually think that I couldn't watch anything greater... but everytime I discover a video I've never seen... this guy keeps on surprising me!! He's the freaking best EVERYTHING that placed a feet on Earth!
Gene Kelly broke barriers in dancing and film. He's brilliant and talented. A one of a kind man who will inspire an endless amount of generations. Absolutely amazing!
Gene Kelly is amazing. His talent never ages. My 20 year old daughter was inspired to study media and the cinema after falling in love with "Singing in the Rain" as a teenager, she's a 3rd generation Gene Kelly fan.
They did believe this scene was possible to do with the technology at the time. It wouldn't have been possible if Gene Kelly wasn't the most amazing dancer ever. His timing and placement in this dance had to be perfect not just for one dance, but for the second part aswell. This scene blows my mind.
Not to spoil the magic or anything but it was filmed twice once with all the props and backgrounds and once with a black cover over everything. Then the two images were put over one another. It added months to filming and a large part of the budget was spent on it.
It makes me upset too. Great entertainers who could dance, sing, act, produce, direct and just be funny are long gone (save Jamie Fox). In those days, there were no singing, dancing, or acting lessons. You had it or you didn't. That's what made them so great. It's called talent.
There's just so much creativity and ingenuity in these old "classic" shows that just aren't there on broadway anymore. I miss the time (even though I wasn't alive..) when the dancing and singing were pure, and the acting was genuine. Where'd it go? :(
This was the hardest for Gene of his dances....and he did it with near perfection!! He is truly amazing!! There are none like him...and never will be!!!
Amazing - I'd never seen this one, and the way he managed to film it twice over and coordinate it to dance with 'his imagination' so perfectly shows the level of rehearsal and dedication he had. Thanks!
Just Amazing! That takes incredible stamina to do. I smoke cigarettes...i know...haha I'd be winded after the first 20 seconds. I've been a fan of his all my life. It's good to see the comment from the teenager who's says Gene is his idol. Not many people that age appriciate this, or even have a clue who Gene Kelly is.
Can you spot the error? The second Gene is supposed to be his reflection from the window, so should be mirrored, but it's an exact copy instead (given away by the chest pocket with the handkerchief).
Anyway, still an impressive clip by the amazing Mr Kelly...
Apparently Kelly called this, the "alter ego" number, one of the hardest things he ever attempted. It basically made him. MGM had lent him out to Columbia, Rita Hayworth's studio, for this movie. They never loaned him out again.
Amazing for it;s time, although - it must be noted that it is a dancrs ability to be able to perfect a performance with excellnt timing and precision that made this so brilliant! That's Gene Kelly!
my precious father, who just turned 93 and is also named Gene, reminded me of Gene Kelly when he was a young man, and sorry, i cant share his photo, i only have it in a photograph.....needlesstosay, I"m a Gene Kelly fan from way back!!!! posted by MY dads daughter!!!! sharon T. from ohio
@imyy4upeople1 Well spotted, I hadn't noticed that. Gene was an absolute dancing genius and managed to convey grace and strength at the same time.
shelvey45 3 months ago
AMO A GENE!!!!
CLAUDIAINXS 7 months ago
The greatest. long live Gene :-)
Joez86 9 months ago
What was great about him was that he danced in a way that didn't compromise his masculinity.
zolluuu 9 months ago
now i must say thats pretty awsome
brittmartnz 9 months ago
I could watch chuck norris fight himself and this would still beat it.
freakysurfer182 10 months ago
This shows how accurate his steps was, as precise as a freakin' mirror!!!
lostzeros 11 months ago
BEAUTIFUL SCENE. LOOK HOW N SYNC DEY R. HOW COME WE DON'T HAVE ACTORS LIKE HIM NOW ON TV.?
mizzthickalicious28 11 months ago
dude that's freaking awesome
imsillyareyou 11 months ago
what id give to dance like that
ScaryBonjellasSocks 1 year ago
Utterly breathtaking!
RickinHK 1 year ago
with the type of technology at that time, dancing in sync with an "imaginary" guy is no easy thing to do!. Gene Kellys is awesome
blastme0ff 1 year ago
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are you fucking kidding me, this shit is damn wack. y'all get a life
TheMayor4life 1 year ago
@TheMayor4life
I just stumbled across this vid, then, on reading a few of these comments, couldn't help but notice your disgusting post.
Would you care to say WHY you think this is "wack", as you so immaturely put it?
dazzalogan 10 months ago
@dazzalogan if you don't like my comment, kill yourself
TheMayor4life 10 months ago
he is amazing
natiwati33 1 year ago
he was a genious. i love him . he makes me feel well
piuchello 1 year ago
Haha just break the window and walk away. I love this.
FlyingSquarePancakes 1 year ago
A 100% MORE of Gene Kelly than you've ever had before! I think I'm gonna go and have an orgasm, pardon me for a minute...
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gfks11 1 year ago
good grief! he was so wonderful! i wish there were still entertainers like this. i have never seen this clip before- THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING IT!!!
amyleighm 1 year ago
Wow, I love his dancing. He always made it look so easy. He was a very talented dancer.
CleanupQueen 1 year ago
I love him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
fannynatasha 1 year ago
Did anyone ever hear the song 'Dancing with Myself'?
Well, in this, Gene Kelly really is!
JustJessieNYC123 1 year ago
Excelente!
dedeovieira 1 year ago
class- act gentleman-
MusicMeg2012 1 year ago
they just dont make men like that anymore!!... mother may i!!
channonize 1 year ago 2
@channonize Does it REALLY matter what mother thinks? ;-)
8mycrab 1 year ago
Damn, with technology available at that time it must've been hard to create such a piece, I even doubt with todays technology one could re-create it without difficulties. I mean doing 2 takes which when combined could create the same timing and movement, and you cant even see a lag between the two takes. I knew he was a talented person, but never knew that he was THAT TALENTED.
bhlacks 1 year ago 3
@bhlacks
Kelly was hella-talented, that' s why I continue to be amazed by his work! I must say, (& Kelly had noted before that this effect was achieved with the help of Stanley Donen as his assistant. I 'm not a fan of him as a person but Donen was "hella-talented". He was a creative force along w/ Kelly in his earlier film work. But make no mistake, Kelly was the man with mega-talent--& a killer smile! Love him!
hellasexy22 1 year ago
una secuencia revolucionaria para la epoca...con un bailarin sencillamente inmortal
panoplia09 1 year ago
And without computers!
clausbaires53 1 year ago
Its Raining (Dancing In the Rain) Again, From Breton2Robert is and absolute surprise
makingslides 1 year ago
he's the true master of dance. Can you imagine having to do a dance that complicated perfectly? and then have to do it again? wow. They thought this scene was impossible to do at the time because of the limited technology. If he wasn't so talented this scene wouldn't exist. He makes dancing look as natural as breathing.
barlin07 1 year ago
Best dance scenein history.
PeaceNdLovee 1 year ago
haha i love how he just breaks the window and walks away! great dancer
FlyingSquarePancakes 2 years ago
They had to coreograph the dance and all the camera moves. The second dance had to be designed to meld with the first and syncopated. All had to be marked on the street INCLUDING CAMERA MOVES then matched perfectly, TWICE---BY HAND! Genius
1dpoppyman 2 years ago 6
I wonder how many takes that took to seam everything properly.
blummedia 2 years ago
Now THAT's how you twist double exposure of a film to your whim. Thanks for posting such a beautiful gem!
sopranophantomista 2 years ago 7
he was so hot... and his dancing is amazing
iSMENiqqUH 2 years ago 58
just *O*
oOmg2888 2 years ago 5
ladies and gentlemen the true lord of the dance.... *bows*
formerfreak 2 years ago 17
Extraordinary. No, that word doesn't even describe it. Gene Kelly's talent was beyond words. If there was ever a person I'd most want to meet it would have been him.
This is an incredible example of his brilliance & ability. Just the fact that he could do an entire routine twice to match himself... Unbelievable.
Thanks so much for posting.
CisforCory 2 years ago 15
I feel the same way. I haven't watched this movie in years and I'm still speechless. Not only is he the most talented dancer and choreographer, but also a talented singer, actor, director, and producer. He was the Jack of all trades, a genius, and a master at all he did.
obiwankendrobi 1 year ago 4
that was simply amazing
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Yeah Gene was alright but as long as i'm around he'll always be second best.
derryducky 2 years ago
Shut up, Beavis.
jasonfnsaint 2 years ago
No,you shut-up,Butthead!
DharaGrace 2 years ago
Gene Kelly was one of the most creative performer we ever had... always trying different things... one of my dance hero.... thank for posting
funkazoid2511 2 years ago 8
2:46 That looks so hard to do once, let alone twice and make it look exactly the same.
chype 2 years ago
That's called a pirouette. For him, it was nothing.
xander7ful 2 years ago 3
That's amazing and funny to watch at the same time! wow Gene Kelly was a truly master of masters!
lostparadigms 2 years ago 4
Amazing !!!!!!!!!!
Andisalsa 2 years ago
Wow! Like, wow! He was just incredible. I'd never seen this one before, thanks for posting it. That was entertaining!
linilu12 2 years ago 4
gene kelly is my hero! thank you so much for sharing!
sweepswoop 2 years ago 4
That is just extraordinary. I can't begin to imagine how on earth they did that, particularly Gene's mirror image leapfrogging the "real" Gene. Shows you really don't need incredible technology when you've got geniuses on board...
ZsigE 2 years ago 8
I'm absolutely agreeing with xTwilightProphetx, only Gene Kelly could do such an amazing thing!! what a coreography!! and with yourself----well that's a pity we can't see so much 'great-things-like-this' today, if ya know what I mean; this is what I call QUALITY, maybe with lower technology, but with harder work, and man this looks goood...not to mention the music.+it's Gene Kelly who's doin all the stuff,not 3 or more people,like1 dancer,1 actor,1 singer and so on, and that's the real talent.
WhiteCourtain 2 years ago
Indeed, as the technology was almost not existing, they had to rely on pure simplicity and ingenuinity. That was what Gene had.
He was one of the great ones.
ledartagnan 2 years ago
Sadly, the closest thing today that would fit Kelly's talent is break dancing. Nothing against break dancing, but it has taken the youth, improv path instead of Kelly's mainstream production appreciated by a broader audience.
iworms 2 years ago
Absolutly brilliant and amazing, we need more of this!
conbobulate 2 years ago 3
Only Gene Kelly could do a clip like that.
Such a fantastic actor and dancer. They just don't make them like that anymore...
xTwilightProphetx 2 years ago 13
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noboies doing this now neve rmind 1944
lesleylol 2 years ago
Seminal moment not only in Gene Kelly's career, but in the evolution of dance on film. Nobody else was doing anything like this in 1944 and Kelly and Donen instantly set the bar to a ridiculously high height that only they themselves would manage to surpass.
Seems inconceivable now to think that one of MGM's most illuminous and valuable musical stars had to go on loan to Columbia before his Bosses finally realised what they had.
JohnnyContagious 3 years ago 3
@JohnnyContagious
True that! May I add, Kelly paid for that because MGM never made that "mistake" again since they refuse to loan him to play Pal Joey on film. Yeah, Sinatra may have been the character in real life but it didn't translate on film at all. Kelly did Pal Joey on Broadway in 1940 & rock it out (so I've heard-I wasn't there!) Good observation, Johnny C!
hellasexy22 1 year ago
@hellasexy22 That's right. Louis B. Mayer used Gene as a pawn in a personal feud with Samuel Goldwyn. Gene was all set to be a Broadway star with his name above the title after his success with 'Pal Joey' in 1941, but David O. Selznick came calling and took him to Hollywood... a man who knew virtually nothing about musicals!
JohnnyContagious 1 year ago
@hellasexy22 That's right. Louis B. Mayer used Gene as a pawn in a personal feud with Samuel Goldwyn. Gene was all set to be a Broadway star with his name above the title after his success with 'Pal Joey' in 1941, but David O. Selznick came calling and took him to Hollywood... a man who knew virtually nothing about musicals!
JohnnyContagious 1 year ago
@hellasexy22 That's right. Louis B. Mayer used Gene as a pawn in a personal feud with Samuel Goldwyn. Gene was all set to be a Broadway star with his name above the title after his success with 'Pal Joey' in 1941, but David O. Selznick came calling and took him to Hollywood... a man who knew virtually nothing about musicals!
JohnnyContagious 1 year ago
@hellasexy22 That's right. Louis B. Mayer used Gene as a pawn in a personal feud with Samuel Goldwyn. Gene was all set to be a Broadway star with his name above the title after his success with 'Pal Joey' in 1941, but David O. Selznick came calling and took him to Hollywood... a man who knew virtually nothing about musicals!
JohnnyContagious 1 year ago
quelle prouesse! la danse dans une "forme" de boxe au toi ...Merci maestro !
naethelle 3 years ago
I don't even know how the filmmakers managed to pull off the effects...
oldirtybrza 3 years ago
Overlapping, and ghosting him in. The impressive parts were more with the choreography, and the small stunts like Gene jumping over himself. Now that was damn impressive.
Well, the whole scene was impressive, but that one thing is what really stuck.
BlueUmbrellaStudios 3 years ago 4
sensational. gene kelly is my favourite actor from that amazing era, and to this day no one can top him...what happened to this kind of talent??? im 15 and i just feel as if i was born in the wrong century completely:(
actressindemaking 3 years ago 8
Yeah, me 2.
DancePage11 3 years ago
the problem is that the world hasn't been looking for it.
Vinco 3 years ago 3
exactly the same for me too!
starshooter1093 3 years ago
one is more than enough- two is just magnificent :)
colorful81 3 years ago 5
GREAT!! GREAT!!!! GREAT!!!! Greatest Idea And Footage Ever!!!! This Should GoDown In Cinematic History As The Single Greatest Action Sequence Ever.
sdgullsfan 3 years ago 5
This dance looks hard enough by itself, let alone having to do it twice in exact synchronization. Who else could make a dance out of internal conflict?
jbdanfan 3 years ago 8
amazing
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dragonmachin117 3 years ago
El Mejor... Gene Kelly, no hay otro igual!!!
Daliastrix 3 years ago 2
Truly A Great And Inspiring Scene!! Motivates Me Daily To Deal With Inner Conflict. I Always Think Of This To Get Me Thinking Straight...
sdgullsfan 3 years ago 2
just AMAZING! ... Gene Kelly= My HERO!
demamel1 3 years ago 4
Excellent choice. To think, this was done pre-CGI as were all of the old classics. I doubt any dancer today can duplicate this feat.
applejax19562 3 years ago 9
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Gene is dressed like Pee Wee Herman.
ButThatBelt 3 years ago
No, pee wee herman dressed like Gene Kelly, thereby disgracing the suit and bowtie forever.
gregbird12 3 years ago 6
in our lifetime there are people that come along once in a lifetime and touch us forever with thier magic and gene kelly was one of those people.
berto8591 3 years ago 11
I can write for you any sheet music
musictranscription 3 years ago
In rehearsal, they had Gene Kelly's good friend and choreography partner Stanley Donnen (who directed Singin' in the Rain) rehearse and mark the part of the reflection so Gene could get the timing just right for both seperate dances.
GlorySong 3 years ago 2
...i have no words.
HannaBelleLecter17 3 years ago 2
Tap Dancing is probably one of the most underrated forms of dance.
l1lb1 3 years ago 3
You are so right, I go to tap lessons and I always think of Gene Kelly as soon as I hear that tapping sound!!! YAY TAP DANCING!!!!
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xXxXOogieXBoogieXxXx 3 years ago
"You gotta make up your mind about this, and i'm gonna see that ya do this now..." by the power of TAP DANCE!! X3
Tomaji 3 years ago 2
El mas grande!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cntagious12 3 years ago
El mas grande!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cntagious12 3 years ago
When I get on youtube to watch Gene Kelly's videos one after the other... I usually think that I couldn't watch anything greater... but everytime I discover a video I've never seen... this guy keeps on surprising me!! He's the freaking best EVERYTHING that placed a feet on Earth!
mariposaarrabalera 3 years ago 3
Simply COOL!!!!!!!!
mozzyboy01 3 years ago
This is amazing, thought I'd seen everything,
but this is a first. What's it from? Gene
Kelly was truely great.
chorus8 3 years ago 3
This is from Cover Girl- a great movie!
kellyakabilly 3 years ago
He's so in unison with himself LOL
GLK1976 3 years ago 3
Genious! Defies gravity.
language doesnt help here ; )
sexboywonder 3 years ago 3
Gene Kelly broke barriers in dancing and film. He's brilliant and talented. A one of a kind man who will inspire an endless amount of generations. Absolutely amazing!
AkaneGirl89 3 years ago 7
I'd never seen this. Thanks for posting.
Jayee123 3 years ago 2
i live the way its the same set as singing in the rain
TB1fan 3 years ago
OMG I LOVE HIM, but this is not his best work. Has anyone seen the roller skate one??? That is truly genius!
shrimprapjibjab 3 years ago
I LV GENE KELLY
!!!!
dli6990 3 years ago
I dunno... this guy is old fashioned, new aged, modern art guy...
... I can't help it... he's the best!
DazBoot 3 years ago
that was awesome! That guy was something else.
Biglover29 4 years ago 2
So incredible. Such an innovative dancer!
moowithme23 4 years ago
Absolutely brilliant!
Kubelsky39 4 years ago 2
That was AMAZING. Two Gene Kellys - what could be better? ;)
xinyourpocketx 4 years ago 4
I can't think of anything better than two Gene Kellys! More of him to go around ;)
kellyakabilly 3 years ago 49
@kellyakabilly theres something better A gene in each country :D
TheCreamyboi 1 year ago
Gene Kelly is amazing. His talent never ages. My 20 year old daughter was inspired to study media and the cinema after falling in love with "Singing in the Rain" as a teenager, she's a 3rd generation Gene Kelly fan.
ws12hurd 4 years ago 2
WOOOOAAAAAA!!!! This scene is amazing!!!!
marylovesfrank 4 years ago
I LOVE GENE KELLY..:):) ...i dont think i noe anyone who doesnt like him,,,....
beatlesfreak07 4 years ago
Sweet!
PenBitter 4 years ago
this is pure genius!!!!
uboniuz 4 years ago
Kelly's finest number, bar none.
tjammerkid 4 years ago
damn, that was so freaking awesome.
Once again, thankgawd for youtube for bringing this priceless classic to us
usascorpio 4 years ago
Gene Kelly is the man.
SRGots 4 years ago
HELLS YEAH!!!!
I LOVE THIS GUY!!!!
axelddiablo 4 years ago
They did believe this scene was possible to do with the technology at the time. It wouldn't have been possible if Gene Kelly wasn't the most amazing dancer ever. His timing and placement in this dance had to be perfect not just for one dance, but for the second part aswell. This scene blows my mind.
barlin07 4 years ago 3
Not to take anthing away from todays dancers, but this is raw self taught talent. Not too many can make that claim.
111eido111 4 years ago 2
How did they do that without CGI, Lucas Technology, PCs or Macs?
happyhead7 4 years ago
Not to spoil the magic or anything but it was filmed twice once with all the props and backgrounds and once with a black cover over everything. Then the two images were put over one another. It added months to filming and a large part of the budget was spent on it.
Hope that helps.
tashi1891 4 years ago
Amazing!
sendohzorro 4 years ago
that was a very interesting piece of information. thank you!
gmlch 4 years ago
It makes me upset too. Great entertainers who could dance, sing, act, produce, direct and just be funny are long gone (save Jamie Fox). In those days, there were no singing, dancing, or acting lessons. You had it or you didn't. That's what made them so great. It's called talent.
ChooseyBeggar86 4 years ago
There's just so much creativity and ingenuity in these old "classic" shows that just aren't there on broadway anymore. I miss the time (even though I wasn't alive..) when the dancing and singing were pure, and the acting was genuine. Where'd it go? :(
doobith 4 years ago 2
Pure genius!
chuckgary 4 years ago
My dance teacher talks about him all the time ^__^ Gene is a dance GOD!
monkeyatbar 4 years ago
AHA so here is the real Master !!!
Robbeltje 4 years ago
muito bom
mauricimkoro 4 years ago
This was the hardest for Gene of his dances....and he did it with near perfection!! He is truly amazing!! There are none like him...and never will be!!!
lovejohnlennon 4 years ago 2
What a great innovative scene...
1banez 4 years ago
OMG! this is SO amazing! Thank you for posting
miffy1950 4 years ago
Whoa! This is way cool!
moviegirly88 4 years ago
Good though
MoldyPotato1 4 years ago
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Wow... This is gay.
MoldyPotato1 4 years ago
ok. Gene Kelley is amazing. Why the HELL did this get 4 stars? Also watch the worry song.
KirbMastaFoShizzle 4 years ago
This man was a genius
Kovesdi76 4 years ago 2
BRILLIANT. Thanks for reminding everyone that special effects existed long before George Lucas. :) No modern-day CGI can top this.
rocktard 4 years ago
This scene rocks! (Figuratively speaking, of course.) What year was this movie released?
CitizenKate 4 years ago
1944
tashi1891 4 years ago
This sequence reminds me of Michael Jackson's panther dance in Black Or White. Especially the part where he smashes the window with the bin.
ceMJ 4 years ago
WOW
6782485 4 years ago
Just amazing !!
akiyo312 4 years ago
Not seen this before. Amazing dancing and great SPX for the time.
ElizabethR1558 4 years ago
things where so beautiful in those days...now it'all rap and that stuff, it's not art like this is....
LiaTyson 4 years ago 5
Amazing - I'd never seen this one, and the way he managed to film it twice over and coordinate it to dance with 'his imagination' so perfectly shows the level of rehearsal and dedication he had. Thanks!
Primsong 4 years ago 2
ahh gene, awesome!
i'm 16 and i've been into this guy since i was little, he's one of my hheroes! i wish i could dance like that!
ashtrayheart 4 years ago 2
you are good mr kelly
blacadder 4 years ago
Does anyone in here know if Gene Kelly ever received a Walk Of Fame??
Ennyn 4 years ago
6153 Hollywood Blvd
tashi1891 4 years ago
Thank you so mutch ;o)
Ennyn 4 years ago
mmmmmm... Great Dancer Five stars!!
LaraCgurl 4 years ago
Just Amazing! That takes incredible stamina to do. I smoke cigarettes...i know...haha I'd be winded after the first 20 seconds. I've been a fan of his all my life. It's good to see the comment from the teenager who's says Gene is his idol. Not many people that age appriciate this, or even have a clue who Gene Kelly is.
transporter222003 4 years ago 2
AMAZING!
kachunski 4 years ago
Brilliant! Its a similar concept to Astaires Bojangles of Harlem number.
filmfreak491 4 years ago
I tap dance and Gene Kelly is my tap dancing idol. I am only a teenager yet I love Gene Kelly.
blacksheepsquadron91 4 years ago
hes the greatest. period.
janelleavery 4 years ago
Wow! That's a very ambitious performance and a very ambitious bit of special effects for that time.
jesshon21 4 years ago
Wwoo.. Cool!! Fantastic!
smithveg 4 years ago
Can you spot the error? The second Gene is supposed to be his reflection from the window, so should be mirrored, but it's an exact copy instead (given away by the chest pocket with the handkerchief).
Anyway, still an impressive clip by the amazing Mr Kelly...
TangoCharlie07 4 years ago
Apparently Kelly called this, the "alter ego" number, one of the hardest things he ever attempted. It basically made him. MGM had lent him out to Columbia, Rita Hayworth's studio, for this movie. They never loaned him out again.
ironduke2000 4 years ago
Amazing choregraphy. But what i love the most is that it's slightly scary..(the music is almost non melodic)
captainkavern 4 years ago
I agree, it's controlled chaos...It's really cool
sippycup1991 4 years ago
Amazing for it;s time, although - it must be noted that it is a dancrs ability to be able to perfect a performance with excellnt timing and precision that made this so brilliant! That's Gene Kelly!
proveIt2menowOK 4 years ago
This is quite incredible when you consider that digital effects and motion control cameras didn't exist at this time.
fabudan 4 years ago
Stop talking to your evil reflection... it scares me :(
Mark14141 4 years ago
thanks
hendricks808 4 years ago
what movie is it from?
hendricks808 4 years ago
"Cover Girl"
purpleteen06 4 years ago
my precious father, who just turned 93 and is also named Gene, reminded me of Gene Kelly when he was a young man, and sorry, i cant share his photo, i only have it in a photograph.....needlesstosay, I"m a Gene Kelly fan from way back!!!! posted by MY dads daughter!!!! sharon T. from ohio
sharontrout 4 years ago
If It were 1955 and I were legal, I'd totally be trying to do him
Ari721 4 years ago
Why can't movies have scenes like this anymore?
SungHero 4 years ago