| Singin' in the Rain (1952)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Gene Kelly |
Don Lockwood
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| Donald O'Connor |
Cosmo Brown
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| Debbie Reynolds |
Kathy Selden
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| Jean Hagen |
Lina Lamont
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| Millard Mitchell |
R.F. Simpson
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| Cyd Charisse |
Dancer
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| Douglas Fowley |
Roscoe Dexter
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| Rita Moreno |
Zelda Zanders
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| William Schallert |
(scenes deleted)
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| Dawn Addams |
Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
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| Plot |
| Decades before the Hollywood film industry became famous for megabudget disaster and science fiction spectaculars, the studios of Southern California (and particularly Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) were renowned for a uniquely American (and nearly extinct) kind of picture known as The Musical. Indeed, when the prestigious British film magazine Sight & Sound conducts its international critics poll in the second year of every decade, this 1952 MGM picture is the American musical that consistently ranks among the 10 best movies ever made. It's not only a great song-and-dance piece starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and a sprightly Debbie Reynolds; it's also an affectionately funny insider spoof about the film industry's uneasy transition from silent pictures to "talkies." Kelly plays debonair star Don Lockwood, whose leading lady Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen) has a screechy voice hilariously ill-suited to the new technology (and her glamorous screen image). Among the musical highlights: O'Connor's knockout "Make 'Em Laugh"; the big "Broadway Melody" production number; and, best of all, that charming little title ditty in which Kelly makes movie magic on a drenched set with nothing but a few puddles, a lamppost, and an umbrella. --Jim Emerson |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Musical; Romance |
| Director |
Gene Kelly; Stanley Donen |
| Producer |
Arthur Freed |
| Writer |
Betty Comden; Adolph Green |
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| Studio |
Warner Bros. |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
G |
| Running Time |
102 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
4/10/1952 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
517 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
8/25/2005 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Standard 1.33:1 Color |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
012569502024 |
| Chapters |
60 |
| Release Date |
6/7/2005 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Snap Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
 FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Mono |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Dolby |
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