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ComedyRomance

Singin' in the Rain

- What a Glorious Feeling!

In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.

Release Date : 1952-04-09

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Singing in the RainSingin.in.the.Rain

Cast

Gene Kelly

Character Name : Don Lockwood

Original Name : Gene Kelly

Gender : Male

Donald O'Connor

Character Name : Cosmo Brown

Original Name : Donald O'Connor

Gender : Male

Debbie Reynolds

Character Name : Kathy Selden

Original Name : Debbie Reynolds

Gender : Female

Jean Hagen

Character Name : Lina Lamont

Original Name : Jean Hagen

Gender : Female

Millard Mitchell

Character Name : R.F. Simpson

Original Name : Millard Mitchell

Gender : Male

Cyd Charisse

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Cyd Charisse

Gender : Female

Douglas Fowley

Character Name : Roscoe Dexter

Original Name : Douglas Fowley

Gender : Male

Rita Moreno

Character Name : Zelda Zanders

Original Name : Rita Moreno

Gender : Female

Mae Clarke

Character Name : Hairdresser (uncredited)

Original Name : Mae Clarke

Gender : Female

Bess Flowers

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Robert Foulk

Character Name : Matt - Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Foulk

Gender : Male

Kathleen Freeman

Character Name : Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)

Original Name : Kathleen Freeman

Gender : Female

Joi Lansing

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Joi Lansing

Gender : Female

Sylvia Lewis

Character Name : Female Tango Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Sylvia Lewis

Gender : Female

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Character Name : Old Man Getting Umbrella in "Singin' in the Rain" Number (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Gender : Male

William Schallert

Character Name : Messenger on Screen (uncredited)

Original Name : William Schallert

Gender : Male

Elaine Stewart

Character Name : Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Original Name : Elaine Stewart

Gender : Female

Brick Sullivan

Character Name : Policeman in "Singin' in the Rain" Number (uncredited)

Original Name : Brick Sullivan

Gender : Male

John George

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : John George

Gender : Male

King Donovan

Character Name : Rod (uncredited)

Original Name : King Donovan

Gender : Male

Lana Turner

Character Name : Actress in 'The Royal Rascal' (uncredited)

Original Name : Lana Turner

Gender : Female

Allen Sutherland

Character Name : Don as a Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Allen Sutherland

Gender : Male

Dawn Addams

Character Name : Teresa - a Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Original Name : Dawn Addams

Gender : Female

John Albright

Character Name : Call Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : John Albright

Gender : Male

Betty Van Allen

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Betty Van Allen

Gender : Female

Sue Allen

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Sue Allen

Gender : Female

Marie Ardell

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Marie Ardell

Gender : Female

Bette Arlen

Character Name : 'Miss January' in 'Beautiful Girl' segment (uncredited)

Original Name : Bette Arlen

Gender : Female

David Bair

Character Name : Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : David Bair

Gender : Male

Jimmy Bates

Character Name : Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Jimmy Bates

Gender : Male

Mary Bayless

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Bayless

Gender : Female

Marcella Becker

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Marcella Becker

Gender : Female

Margaret Bert

Character Name : Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Margaret Bert

Gender : Female

Madge Blake

Character Name : Dora Bailey (uncredited)

Original Name : Madge Blake

Gender : Female

Lulu Mae Bohrman

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Lulu Mae Bohrman

Gender : Female

Gail Bonney

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Gail Bonney

Gender : Female

Chet Brandenburg

Character Name : Film Crew Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Chet Brandenburg

Gender : Male

Tex Brodus

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Tex Brodus

Gender : Male

Barbara Carroll

Character Name : 'Miss February' in 'Beautiful Girl' Segment (uncredited)

Original Name : Barbara Carroll

Gender : Female

Gwen Carter

Character Name : Girl Talking with Cosmo at Party (uncredited)

Original Name : Gwen Carter

Gender : Female

Bill Chatham

Character Name : Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Chatham

Gender : Male

Lyle Clark

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Lyle Clark

Gender : Male

Dorinda Clifton

Character Name : 'Miss August' in 'Beautiful Girl' segment (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorinda Clifton

Gender : Female

Harry Cody

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Cody

Gender : Male

Chick Collins

Character Name : Fencer (uncredited)

Original Name : Chick Collins

Gender : Male

Pat Conway

Character Name : Projectionist (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Conway

Gender : Male

Jeanne Coyne

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeanne Coyne

Gender : Male

Ruby C. Currie

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Ruby C. Currie

Gender : Male

Fred Datig Jr.

Character Name : Movie Usher (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Datig Jr.

Gender : Male

Bert Davidson

Character Name : Sound Engineer (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Davidson

Gender : Male

Robert Dayo

Character Name : Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Dayo

Gender : Male

Gloria Dea

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Gloria Dea

Gender : Female

Patricia Denise

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Patricia Denise

Gender : Male

Harry Denny

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Denny

Gender : Male

Kay Deslys

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Kay Deslys

Gender : Female

John Dodsworth

Character Name : Baron de la Ma de la Toulon (uncredited)

Original Name : John Dodsworth

Gender : Male

Michael Dugan

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Dugan

Gender : Male

Phil Dunham

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Phil Dunham

Gender : Male

Helen Eby-Rock

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Helen Eby-Rock

Gender : Female

Richard Emory

Character Name : Phil - Villain in Barroom Brawl (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Emory

Gender : Male

Betty Erbes

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Betty Erbes

Gender : Male

Charles Evans

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Evans

Gender : Male

Tommy Farrell

Character Name : Sid Phillips (uncredited)

Original Name : Tommy Farrell

Gender : Male

Ernie Flatt

Character Name : Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Ernie Flatt

Gender : Male

George Ford

Character Name : Security Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : George Ford

Gender : Male

Robert Fortier

Character Name : Gangster in Broadway Melody Ballet (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Fortier

Gender : Male

Dan Foster

Character Name : Assistant Director (uncredited)

Original Name : Dan Foster

Gender : Male

Clair Freeman

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Clair Freeman

Gender : Male

Lance Fuller

Character Name : Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Lance Fuller

Gender : Male

Doris Fulton

Character Name : 'Miss October' in 'Beautiful Girl' Segment (uncredited)

Original Name : Doris Fulton

Gender : Male

Jeanne Gail

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeanne Gail

Gender : Male

Glen Gallagher

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Glen Gallagher

Gender : Male

Jon Gardner

Character Name : Kid (uncredited)

Original Name : Jon Gardner

Gender : Male

Diane Garrett

Character Name : Usherette (uncredited)

Original Name : Diane Garrett

Gender : Male

Jack George

Character Name : Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack George

Gender : Male

Kenneth Gibson

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenneth Gibson

Gender : Male

Mickey Golden

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Mickey Golden

Gender : Male

Inez Gorman

Character Name : Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

Original Name : Inez Gorman

Gender : Male

A. Cameron Grant

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : A. Cameron Grant

Gender : Male

Beatrice Gray

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Beatrice Gray

Gender : Female

Marion Gray

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Marion Gray

Gender : Male

Robert Haines

Character Name : Awards Ceremony Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Haines

Gender : Male

William Hamel

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : William Hamel

Gender : Male

Betty Hannon

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Betty Hannon

Gender : Male

Sam Harris

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Harris

Gender : Male

Jean Harrison

Character Name : 'Miss April' in 'Beautiful Girl' Segment (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean Harrison

Gender : Male

Timmy Hawkins

Character Name : Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Timmy Hawkins

Gender : Male

Jack Hendricks

Character Name : Film Crew Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Hendricks

Gender : Male

Lars Hensen

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Lars Hensen

Gender : Male

Jean Heremans

Character Name : Fencer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean Heremans

Gender : Male

Stuart Holmes

Character Name : J. Cumberland Spendrill III (uncredited)

Original Name : Stuart Holmes

Gender : Male

Don Hulbert

Character Name : Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Don Hulbert

Gender : Male

Frank Hyers

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Hyers

Gender : Male

Patricia Jackson

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Patricia Jackson

Gender : Male

Ivor James

Character Name : Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Ivor James

Gender : Male

Morgan Jones

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Morgan Jones

Gender : Male

David Kasday

Character Name : Kid (uncredited)

Original Name : David Kasday

Gender : Male

Jan Kayne

Character Name : Usherette (uncredited)

Original Name : Jan Kayne

Gender : Male

Jimmy Kelly

Character Name : Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Jimmy Kelly

Gender : Male

Kenner G. Kemp

Character Name : Police Escort at Premiere (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenner G. Kemp

Gender : Male

Mike Lally

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Mike Lally

Gender : Male

Judy Landon

Character Name : Olga Mara (uncredited)

Original Name : Judy Landon

Gender : Female

Joi Lansing

Character Name : 'Miss November' in 'Beautiful Girl' segment (uncredited)

Original Name : Joi Lansing

Gender : Female

Janet Lavis

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Janet Lavis

Gender : Male

Virginia Lee

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Virginia Lee

Gender : Female

Meredith Leeds

Character Name : 'Miss December' in 'Beautiful Girl' Segment (uncredited)

Original Name : Meredith Leeds

Gender : Male

William F. Leicester

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : William F. Leicester

Gender : Male

Peggy Leon

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Peggy Leon

Gender : Female

Diki Lerner

Character Name : Male Tango Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Diki Lerner

Gender : Male

Bill Lewin

Character Name : Bert - Cowboy Knocked Out in Barroom Brawl (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Lewin

Gender : Male

King Lockwood

Character Name : Assistant Cameraman (uncredited)

Original Name : King Lockwood

Gender : Male

Leon Lontoc

Character Name : Filipino Butler (uncredited)

Original Name : Leon Lontoc

Gender : Male

Leota Lorraine

Character Name : Film Crew Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Leota Lorraine

Gender : Female

Paul Maxey

Character Name : Dancing Fat Man at Party (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Maxey

Gender : Male

Dorothy McCarty

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy McCarty

Gender : Male

Ann McCrea

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Ann McCrea

Gender : Female

Philo McCullough

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Philo McCullough

Gender : Male

Ray McDonald

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Ray McDonald

Gender : Male

Johnny McGovern

Character Name : Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Johnny McGovern

Gender : Male

Joseph Mell

Character Name : Projectionist (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Mell

Gender : Male

Carl Milletaire

Character Name : Villain (uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Milletaire

Gender : Male

Gloria Moore

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Gloria Moore

Gender : Male

Forbes Murray

Character Name : Club Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Forbes Murray

Gender : Male

Peggy Murray

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Peggy Murray

Gender : Male

Anne Neyland

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Anne Neyland

Gender : Female

Ruth Packard

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Ruth Packard

Gender : Female

Dorothy Patrick

Character Name : Usherette (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Patrick

Gender : Female

Allen Pinson

Character Name : Fencer (uncredited)

Original Name : Allen Pinson

Gender : Male

Angi O. Poulos

Character Name : Fruit Peddler (uncredited)

Original Name : Angi O. Poulos

Gender : Male

George Reeder

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : George Reeder

Gender : Male

Charles Regan

Character Name : Saloon Keeper (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Regan

Gender : Male

Shirley Jean Rickert

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Shirley Jean Rickert

Gender : Female

Joanne Rio

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Joanne Rio

Gender : Male

Tony Rocke

Character Name : Man in Forecourt (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony Rocke

Gender : Male

Victor Romito

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Victor Romito

Gender : Male

Dennis Ross

Character Name : Cosmo as a Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Dennis Ross

Gender : Male

Paul Salata

Character Name : Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Salata

Gender : Male

Cosmo Sardo

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Cosmo Sardo

Gender : Male

Phil Schumacher

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Phil Schumacher

Gender : Male

Betty Scott

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Betty Scott

Gender : Male

David Sharpe

Character Name : Fencer (uncredited)

Original Name : David Sharpe

Gender : Male

Julius Tannen

Character Name : Man in Talking Pictures Demonstration (uncredited)

Original Name : Julius Tannen

Gender : Male

Harry Tenbrook

Character Name : Sound Technician (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Tenbrook

Gender : Male

Beverly Thomas

Character Name : 'Miss March' in 'Beautiful Girl' Segment (uncredited)

Original Name : Beverly Thomas

Gender : Female

Beverly Thompson

Character Name : 'Miss June' in 'Beautiful Girl' Segment (uncredited)

Original Name : Beverly Thompson

Gender : Male

Dee Turnell

Character Name : 'Miss July' in 'Beautiful Girl' segment (uncredited)

Original Name : Dee Turnell

Gender : Male

Dorothy Tuttle

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Tuttle

Gender : Male

Tyra Vaughn

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Tyra Vaughn

Gender : Female

Pat Walker

Character Name : 'Miss September' in 'Beautiful Girl' Segment (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Walker

Gender : Male

Tommy Walker

Character Name : Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Tommy Walker

Gender : Male

Bobby Watson

Character Name : Diction Coach (uncredited)

Original Name : Bobby Watson

Gender : Male

Chalky Williams

Character Name : Awards Ceremony Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Chalky Williams

Gender : Male

Robert B. Williams

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert B. Williams

Gender : Male

Wilson Wood

Character Name : Rudy Vallee Impersonator (uncredited)

Original Name : Wilson Wood

Gender : Male

Adam York

Character Name : Publicity Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Adam York

Gender : Male

Norma Zimmer

Character Name : Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Norma Zimmer

Gender : Female

Finn Zirzow

Character Name : Awards Ceremony Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Finn Zirzow

Gender : Male

Jimmy Thompson

Character Name : Singer in ‘Beautiful Girl’ Segment (uncredited)

Original Name : Jimmy Thompson

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Andres Gomez

@tanty

2021-06-23

Just a masterpiece mixing an interesting background story, great script with good humor, exceptional singers and dancers and a Gene Kelly that is just genial, well sided with Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds. A must to be seen.

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

I'm happy again! Singing In The Rain is to me the greatest musical ever made, sure many others push it close, The Wizard Of Oz for one will always be a 10/10 movie in my opinion, but Singing In The Rain is a film that has no flaws, it is a perfect movie. Don Lockwood is a star of silent movies but his life is boring, then talking movies arrive and with them he eyes an opportunity to greatly improve his life. A chance encounter with dancer Kathy Selden will further shape his destiny, and along with best pal and partner Cosmo Brown, their respective fortunes will hopefully dovetail towards fulfillment. Where do you start? The film is a homage to happiness, be it film making or love, or friendships and honour, the film is pure and simply joyous from the first reel to the triumphant last shot. Featuring stunning choreography, Singing In The Rain doesn't cop out by merely having characters plodding thru a script and then bursting into song occasionally, each song furthers the characters and fleshes out the story unfolding to keep the plot lines tight and crucially, important. Make 'Em Laugh, Good Morning, and Singing In The Rain are just some of the brilliant songs and dance routines on show here, with the latter a now legendary piece of cinematic history that speaks volumes for the joyous nature of the film, whilst the finale sequence of the 'Broadway Ballet' is magic & elegance personified. The cast are uniformly excellent, Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor & Debbie Reynolds interplay together like they were hatched from the same egg, and the joint direction from Stanley Donen (along with Kelly) is seamless. Full of hat tipping and self-referencing winks, Singing In The Rain regularly hits the top ten lists of critics and movie fans alike, so lets not beat around the bush about it...it flipping well deserves it. 10/10 in every respect.

R

r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

I'm clearly in the major, major minority. Honestly though, I didn't enjoy this. It's certainly worth noting musicals are probably my least favourite genre, but I'm still more than capable of finding entertainment with them - e.g. 'The Greatest Showman', 'The Sound of Music' and others. 'Singin’ in the Rain', however, simply didn't connect with me. There's one, maybe two, good songs that I had already heard, while Gene Kelly (Don) is solid fun in the lead role. The premise, minus the music, is actually very interesting, what with the silent film transition era. Given it's a musical, though, they don't delve as deep into that as I wanted. None of the songs, aside from the previously alluded to "Singin' in the Rain", landed well with me, I kinda found them a chore to sit through to be frank. Elsewhere on the cast, aside from Kelly, I found Debbie Reynolds (Kathy) alright but Donald O'Connor (Cosmo) a little irritating - he tries too hard, for my liking. Jean Hagen (Lina) is likewise a tad annoying, though that's intentional with her to be fair. I will acknowledge that the film, aesthetically, looks excellent. I wish I liked it more overall, but I just didn't. Do feel free to ignore me!

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-09-11

There's a tendency with this film to just think of the genius that was Gene Kelly and his umbrella with the title song, but as a wonderfully enjoyable three hander between himself, Debbie Reynolds and my own favourite from this film Donald O'Connor, it is so much more the that. It just oozes charm and style. The plot centres around the aspirations of a silent movie company to make a talkie! Their long established stars "Don Lockwood" (Kelly) and "Lina Lamont" (Jean Hagan) have a successful on-screen (and in-press) persona as the dream couple - in reality they can barely stomach each other - but they must embrace progress and with the arrival of the sound equipment and new ideas man "Cosmo" (O'Connor) the challenge is on to make a smash hit. Anyone who's seen any silent movies will know that not everyone successful in that medium had the, shall we say - attributes - to make a go of this, and soon we have a bit of a battle going on between Hagan and Kelly's actual gal in this movie "Kathy" (Reynolds) for the big part! The settings allow the costumier to have a field day, and the three are very much in their elements trying out all these would-be scenarios from the creative head of "Cosmo". Songs? Well, where do you start? Betty Comden and Adolph Green hit a real purple patch with his - they trawled through musicals from the twenties and thirties and present us with the likes of "You Were Meant For Me", "Make 'em Laugh" and "Good Morning" as well as the theme song that get our feet a-tapping and our smiles a-raising. Reynolds' singing voice came courtesy of Betty Noyes, but the dubbing is perfect and it matters not a jot that she isn't actually singing. There is plenty of light-heartedness (and a healthy dose of jealous back-biting too!) and the dancing isn't perfect, which helps lots too. For much of the time, the routines look and feel natural, like pals making it up as they go along and having fun in the process. A lavish looking production and a wee bit of Cyd Charisse and Rita Moreno too - what more could you ask for...?