The song, ending in Kelly's bedroom, was cut from the release version after two. Simpson's house when Kelly chases after Reynolds. [20], In the sequence in which Gene Kelly dances and sings the title song while spinning an umbrella, splashing through puddles and getting soaked with rain, Kelly was sick with a 103 °F (39 °C) fever. Gene Kelly died in 1996, aged 83. At the premiere of his latest film, The Royal Rascal, Don tells the gathered crowd a hyperbolic version of his life story, including his motto: "Dignity, always dignity". R.F. gleefully raise the curtain, revealing the fakery. "[43] Roger Ebert placed Singin' in the Rain on his Great Movies list, calling the film "a transcendent experience, and no one who loves movies can afford to miss it. To Don's amusement, Kathy pops out of a mock cake, revealing herself to be a chorus girl ("All I Do is Dream of You"). its such a cute homage to the film", "The internet can't cope with BTS' new video for 'Boy With Luv, Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Singin%27_in_the_Rain&oldid=1000022964, Films featuring a Best Musical or Comedy Actor Golden Globe winning performance, United States National Film Registry films, Films with screenplays by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2020, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2012, Articles with French-language sources (fr), Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, In addition, although the film revolves around the idea that Kathy has to dub for Lina's piercing voice, in the scene where Kathy is portrayed recording a line of Lina's dialogue ("Nothing can keep us apart, our love will last 'til the stars turn cold"), Jean Hagen's normal voice is used, because Hagen's deep, rich voice was preferred over Reynolds' somewhat thin and youthful one. The films listed below mark the first time each song was presented on screen. Reynolds' solo rendition of "You Are My Lucky Star" (to a billboard showing an image of Lockwood) was cut after previews. • Gene Kelly as Donald (Don) Lockwood. Yes! I'm laughing at clouds. When Howard Keel was mentioned as the possible lead, they tried to work up a story involving a star of Western films who makes a comeback as a singing cowboy, but they kept gravitating to a story about a swashbuckling romantic hero with a vaudeville background who survives the transition by falling back on his abilities as a song-and-dance man, a story which Gene Kelly was well-suited for. Later, Kathy and Don kiss in front of a billboard for their new film, Singin' in the Rain. Originally, the producers thought of Howard … When the audience clamors for Lina to sing live, Don, Cosmo, and R.F. 24,406 views, added to favorites 453 times. Singin In The Rain chords by Gene Kelly/Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed. R.F. The American dancer, actor, singer, film director, producer, and choreographer, best known for his … The internet is clogged with myths about her late husband Gene Kelly’s iconic movie Singin’ in the Rain… and very few of them are true. On the studio lot, Cosmo finally finds Kathy quietly working in another Monumental Pictures production ("Beautiful Girl"). In this film, the musical genre and the music merges into comedic sequences, romantic segments, tap and ballet dances, acrobatics, and a lasting impression on the audience. As the film was about … Later, at an after-party, studio head R.F. Popular Song Lyrics. [31][32], Debbie Reynolds was not a dancer when she made Singin' in the Rain; her background was as a gymnast. The one "original" song written specifically for the movie is actually a rip-off. [29] A common myth is that Kelly managed to perform the entire song in one take, thanks to cameras placed at predetermined locations. It offers a lighthearted depiction of Hollywood in the late 1920s, with the three stars portraying performers caught up in the transition from silent films to "talkies". In the steamy "Vamp Dance" segment of the "Broadway Melody Ballet" with Cyd Charisse and Gene Kelly, reviewers from both the, Lina Lamont: "What do they think I am, dumb or something? When Lina barges in on a dubbing session and learns the truth ("Would You"), she is infuriated. Afterward ("Good Morning"), Don, Kathy, and Cosmo come up with the idea to turn The Dueling Cavalier into a musical called The Dancing Cavalier, complete with a modern musical number and backstory. With Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen. [16], Because many of the songs had originally been written during the time when silent films were giving way to "talkies", and musicals were popular with audiences, Comden and Green came up with the idea that the story should be set during that transitional period in Hollywood, an era they were intimately familiar with. Kelly's extremely hostile attitude throughout the filming of Singin' in the Rain (1952) resulted in MGM releasing him from his contract. "[45] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 99 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". In 2008, Empire magazine ranked it as the eighth-best film of all time. Rita Moreno was originally to have sung the lead in "I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin'" with other showgirls, but this ended up as part of the "Beautiful Girl Montage" without her. 142 of … The premiere of The Dancing Cavalier is a tremendous success. Mayer. [64], This article is about the film. A Blu-ray Ultimate Collector's Edition was released in July 2012. The location before which Kelly spends the most time is the pharmacy, whose window display features a life-size advertisement for Mahout cigarettes. reluctantly agrees as a clause in Lina's contract states that the studio is responsible for her positive media coverage. Kelly and Donen responded enthusiastically, and immediately become involved in re-writes and adjustments to the script. Shortly before shooting began, "The Wedding of the Painted Dolls", which Comden and Green had "painfully wedged into the script as a cheering-up song" was replaced with a new Comden / Green song, "Make 'Em Laugh". HD 1080p "Singin' in the Rain" (Title Song) 1952 - Gene Kelly Patrick Perry, "ON TOUR WITH DEBBIE REYNOLDS: Feisty and Fit Actress Speaks Out About An All-Too-Common Problem - Overactive Bladder", Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition), Singin' in the Rain (song) § In popular culture, List of films with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, "ENTERTAINMENT: Film Registry Picks First 25 Movies", "The 50 Greatest Films of All Time | Sight & Sound", "'Singin' in the Rain' 60th Anniversary: 25 Things You Didn't Know About Hollywood's Greatest Musical", "The 50 greatest film soundtracks: 11. Singin' in the Rain was originally conceived by MGM producer Arthur Freed, the head of the "Freed Unit" responsible for turning out MGM's lavish musicals, as a vehicle for his catalog of songs written with Nacio Herb Brown for previous MGM musical films of the 1929–39 period. Lina is convinced that they are in love, despite Don's protestations otherwise. His performance in the song "Singin' in the Rain" is now considered to be iconic. unless he makes sure no one ever hears of Kathy and that she keeps dubbing for the rest of her career. approves but tells them not to inform Lina ("Broadway Melody"). ", and especially "Singin' in the Rain" itself, have been featured in numerous films. Stage adaptationThe Broadway musical Singin' in the Rain was adapted from the motion picture, and the plot of the stage version closely adheres to the original. Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds and featuring Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell and Cyd Charisse. [36] It was the tenth-highest grossing movie of the year in the US and Canada. Judy Garland sang this in the 1940 movie musical Little Nellie Kelly. decides he has no choice but to convert the next Lockwood and Lamont film, The Dueling Cavalier, into a talkie. Sold by STMedia Group and ships from Amazon Fulfillment. Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly's Singin' in the Rain is usually lumped together with the other MGM "songbook" musicals of its era, An American in Paris and The Band Wagon. Furious at Don's teasing, she throws a real cake and flees, accidentally hitting Lina in the face. Sure, you know of Gene Kelly crooning and splashing, and of three stars standing on a sofa and tipping it, and Donald O'Connor flipping off walls. Details. Donald O'Connor won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his portrayal of Cosmo Brown. Singin' In The Rain", Julius Tannen, Chatterbox, "Speaking the Public Mind," PerformingArtsArchive.com, "Top Ten Movie Dance Scenes: A Wet, Soft Shoe in, "The dark side of Singin' In The Rain star Gene Kelly", "Singin' in the Rain (1952) – Hollywood's Greatest Musical! As an old man he finally confessed a little secret to a journalist - when performing the legendary scene of singing the song "Singing in the rain" and splashing through water puddles, he was running a 39,8° fever! 9, respectively, on both site's list of best-rated films. After rival studio Warner Bros. has an enormous hit with its first talking picture, the 1927 film The Jazz Singer, R.F. Lina threatens to sue R.F. In contrast, Don fares better when taking diction lessons ("Moses Supposes"). Hearing what had happened, Astaire volunteered to help her with her dancing. and the villain nods his head while Lina's squeaky soprano says, "No! Don sings her a love song, and she confesses to having been a fan of his all along ("You Were Meant for Me"). Comden, Green, Kelly, and Donen were all old friends, and the process went smoothly. [61], The 40th Anniversary Edition VHS version released in 1992 includes a documentary, the original trailer, and Reynolds' solo rendition of "You Are My Lucky Star", which had been cut from the final film.[62]. Directed by Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly. As silent film star Don Lockwood, Kelly sang and danced in the rain, cleverly using an umbrella as a prop in what would become one of the most … In 1989, Singin' in the Rain was one of the first 25 films selected by the United States Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In Sight & Sound magazine's 2012 list of the 50 greatest films of all time, Singin' in the Rain placed 20th.[4]. Gene Kelly died in 1996, aged 83. I'm singing in the rain Jus. While Lina is "singing" ("Singin' in the Rain Reprise"), Don, Cosmo, and R.F. Arthur Freed, the head of the "Freed Unit" at MGM responsible for the studio's glossy and glamorous musicals, conceived the idea of a movie based on the back catalog of songs written by himself and Nacio Herb Brown, and called in Betty Comden and Adolph Green from New York to come up with a story to tie the songs together and to write the script. However, this was not the case; filming the sequence took two to three days. The sun's in my heart. Simpson shows a short demonstration of a talking picture, but his guests are unimpressed. [46] The film is ranked as No. The film was only a modest hit when it was first released. She drops him off, but not before claiming to be a stage actress and sneering at his "undignified" accomplishments as a movie star. [41] Richard L. Coe of The Washington Post called it "yet another fresh and breezy, colorful and funny musical" from Gene Kelly, adding, "Of the players there's not a dud in the lot, from Kelly's facile performing to the brief but electric dance appearance by Cyd Charisse, a swell partner for him. Gene Kelly died in 1996, aged 83. Don becomes smitten with Kathy and searches for her, with Cosmo trying to cheer him up ("Make 'Em Laugh"). "[34], Donald O'Connor had to stay in bed in the hospital for several days after filming the "Make 'Em Laugh" sequence, due to his smoking up to four packs of cigarettes a day.