Singin' in the Rain (1952) - Theatrical Trailer - © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.

Film: Singin' in the Rain.


Starring: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds and Jean Hagen.


Directed by: Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen.


Story & Screenplay written by: Betty Comden and Adolph Green.


Distributed by: © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.


Theatrical Release Date: March 27, 1952 (USA)


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Synopsis!
"Singin' in the Rain" is a 1952 comedy musical film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds and directed by Kelly and Stanley Donen, with Kelly also providing the choreography. It offers a comic depiction of Hollywood's transition from silent films to "talkies."

The movie is frequently described as one of the best musicals ever made, topping the AFI's 100 Years of Musicals list, and ranking fifth in its updated list of the greatest American films in 2007.

Plot!
Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) is a popular silent film star with humble roots as a singer, dancer, and stunt man. Don barely tolerates his vapid, shallow leading lady, Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen).

One day, to escape from overenthusiastic fans, Don jumps into a passing car driven by Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds). She drops him off, but not before claiming to be a stage actress and sneering at his undignified accomplishments. Later, at a party, the head of Don's studio, R.F. Simpson (Millard Mitchell), shows a short demonstration of a talking picture, but his guests are unimpressed. Don runs into Kathy again at the party. To his amusement and her embarrassment, he discovers that Kathy is only a chorus girl, part of the entertainment. Furious, she throws a cake at him, only to hit Lina right in the face. Later, Don makes up with Kathy and they begin falling in love.

After a rival studio releases its first talking picture, The Jazz Singer, and it proves to be a smash hit, R.F. decides he has no choice but to convert the new Lockwood and Lamont film, The Dueling Cavalier, into a talkie. The production is beset with difficulties (most, if not all, taken from real life, by far the worst being Lina's comically grating voice. A test screening is a disaster. In one scene, for instance, Don repeats "I love you" to Lina over and over, to the audience's derisive laughter (a reference to a scene by John Gilbert in his first talkie).

Don's best friend, Cosmo Brown (Donald O'Connor), comes up with the idea to dub Lina's voice with Kathy's and they persuade R.F. to turn The Dueling Cavalier into a musical called The Dancing Cavalier. When Lina finds out that Kathy is dubbing her voice, she is furious and does everything possible to sabotage the romance between Don and Kathy. She becomes even angrier when she discovers that R.F. intends to give Kathy a screen credit and a big publicity buildup. Lina blackmails R.F. into backing down.

The premiere of The Dancing Cavalier is a tremendous success. When the audience clamors for Lina to sing live, Don, Cosmo, and R.F. improvise and get Lina to lip-synch while Kathy sings into a second microphone while hidden behind the stage's curtain. Later, while Lina is "singing," Don, Cosmo and R.F. gleefully open the stage curtain behind her, revealing the deception — Lina then flees in embarrassment. When Kathy tries to run away as well, Don stops her and introduces the audience to "the real star of the film."

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[trixcie68]

i love this movie. it's one of my favorites. i can't believe gene kelly died the same year i was born. i really wanted 2 meet him. yet this movie has great songs, great dancing, great singing, great casting, a whole lot of it is great. i recomend this movie to anybody who loves movies.

[missquackquack]

does anyone know where I can watch this movie online for free, without having to download anything, and without having to proof "that I'm human"?

[dianne71047]

I found a DVD on eBay.

[DonDinoDino]

@missquackquack lol if you are still trying to watch it online for free, message me and i will tell where to watch it for free, i watch all my movies there

[cynikalb]

SPOILER!

[cynikalb]

The trailer alone is majestic.

[Sassyroo221]

thumbs up if u saw this from glee

[jenna158]

i was heartbroken when i found i couldn't find the tape!

[emdeboop]

this has to be one of the best musicals ever. people don't know what a good musical is these days!

[heb1114]

The greatest musical ever made in my opinion!!!! :-)

[CubicalGirl]

@kimv020887 No. Granted its no where near as good as the original BUT I am not against anything that makes people who normally wouldn't watch this go out and WANT to watch it because they saw a scene similar to this on glee.