Singin' in the Rain

1952

1h 43m

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8.1/10

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Comedy

Romance

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

Directors

Stanley Donen

Gene Kelly

Writers

Adolph Green(screenplay by)

Adolph Green(story by)

Betty Comden(screenplay by)

Stars

Gene Kelly

Donald O'Connor

Debbie Reynolds

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Top cast

Don Lockwood

Cosmo Brown

Kathy Selden

Lina Lamont

R.F. Simpson

Dancer

Roscoe Dexter

Zelda Zanders

Hairdresser (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Audience Member (uncredited)

Robert Foulk

Matt - Policeman (uncredited)

Kathleen Freeman

Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)

Joi Lansing

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Sylvia Lewis

Female Tango Dancer (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

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

William Schallert

Messenger on Screen (uncredited)

Elaine Stewart

Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

Policeman in "Singin' in the Rain" Number (uncredited)

Directors

Stanley Donen

Gene Kelly

Writers

Adolph Green(screenplay by)

Adolph Green(story by)

Betty Comden(screenplay by)

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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.

John Chard08 Feb, 2017