When writing
Singin' in the Rain (1952) with
Adolph Green at MGM, many studio personnel had been around since the silent days, and their recollections were the source for gags about the perils of early sound filming. One came from costume designer
Walter Plunkett, who contributed to the comical scene in
Singin' in the Rain (1952) where the actors are shooting an early talking film. Lina Lamont (
Jean Hagen) taps Don Lockwood (
Gene Kelly) on the shoulder with her fan but causes a thunderous noise on the soundtrack by disturbing a microphone hidden in Lockwood's clothing. This was based on a similar incident during a film on which Walter Plunkett worked at RKO,
Rio Rita (1929) starring
Bebe Daniels and
John Boles.