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Singin' in the Rain ()


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A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.

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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 9 nominations.
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Don Lockwood
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Cosmo Brown
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Kathy Selden
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Lina Lamont
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R.F. Simpson
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Dancer
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Roscoe Dexter
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Zelda Zanders
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Teresa - a Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
John Albright ...
Call Boy (uncredited)
Shirlee Allard ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Bebe Allen ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Sue Allen ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
John Angelo ...
Dancer (uncredited)
Marie Ardell ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Bette Arlen ...
'Miss January' in 'Beautiful Girl' segment (uncredited)
David Bair ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Jane Bateman ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Jimmy Bates ...
Boy (uncredited)
Mary Bayless ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
Marcella Becker ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Margaret Bert ...
Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
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Dora Bailey (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
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Film Crew Member (uncredited)
Carol Brewster ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Tex Brodus ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lee Burquist ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Barbara Carroll ...
'Miss February' in 'Beautiful Girl' Segment (uncredited)
Gwen Carter ...
Girl Talking with Cosmo at Party (uncredited)
Bill Chatham ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Lyle Clark ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Hairdresser (uncredited)
Dorinda Clifton ...
'Miss August' in 'Beautiful Girl' segment (uncredited)
Harry Cody ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
Chick Collins ...
Fencer (uncredited)
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Projectionist (uncredited)
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Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Kirk Crivello ...
Dancer (uncredited)
Ruby C. Currie ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
Roy Damron ...
Gangster in 'Broadway Melody' Segment (uncredited)
Fred Datig Jr. ...
Movie Usher (uncredited)
Bert Davidson ...
Sound Engineer (uncredited)
Robert Dayo ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Gloria Dea ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Rudy Del Campo ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Patricia Denise ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Harry Denny ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
John Dodsworth ...
Baron de la Ma de la Toulon (uncredited)
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Rod (uncredited)
Michael Dugan ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
Helen Eby-Rock ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
Marietta Elliott ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Phil - Villain in Barroom Brawl (uncredited)
Betty Erbes ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
Luigi Faccuito ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Sid Phillips (uncredited)
Don Fields ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
Ernie Flatt ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
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Security Guard (uncredited)
Robert Fortier ...
Gangster in Broadway Melody Ballet (uncredited)
Bill Foster ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Dan Foster ...
Assistant Director (uncredited)
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Matt - Policeman (uncredited)
Clair Freeman ...
Dancer (uncredited)
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Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
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Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Doris Fulton ...
'Miss October' in 'Beautiful Girl' Segment (uncredited)
Jeanne Gail ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Glen Gallagher ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
Jon Gardner ...
Kid (uncredited)
Diane Garrett ...
Usherette (uncredited)
Jack George ...
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Shirley Glickman ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Mickey Golden ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
Alex Goudovitch ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
Beatrice Gray ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
Marion Gray ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
Robert Haines ...
Awards Ceremony Attendee (uncredited)
William Hamel ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
Betty Hannon ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
Jean Harrison ...
'Miss April' in 'Beautiful Girl' Segment (uncredited)
Timmy Hawkins ...
Boy (uncredited)
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Film Crew Member (uncredited)
Lars Hensen ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Dean Henson ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
Jean Heremans ...
Fencer (uncredited)
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J. Cumberland Spendrill III (uncredited)
Joyce Horne ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Don Hulbert ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
Patricia Jackson ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Ivor James ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
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Kid (uncredited)
Jan Kayne ...
Usherette (uncredited)
Jimmy Kelly ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Police Escort at Premiere (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
Judy Landon ...
Olga Mara (uncredited)
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'Miss November' in 'Beautiful Girl' segment (uncredited)
Janet Lavis ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Meredith Leeds ...
'Miss December' in 'Beautiful Girl' Segment (uncredited)
William F. Leicester ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
Peggy Leon ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
Diki Lerner ...
Male Tango Dancer (uncredited)
Bill Lewin ...
Bert - Cowboy Knocked Out in Barroom Brawl (uncredited)
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Female Tango Dancer (uncredited)
King Lockwood ...
Assistant Cameraman (uncredited)
John Logan ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Filipino Butler (uncredited)
Shirley Lopez ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Film Crew Member (uncredited)
Joan Maloney ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Paul Maxey ...
Dancing Fat Man at Party (uncredited)
Dorothy McCarty ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Ann McCrea ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
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Dancer (uncredited)
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Projectionist (uncredited)
Sheila Meyers ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Wade Miller ...
Dancer (uncredited)
Carl Milletaire ...
Villain (uncredited)
Gloria Moore ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Marilyn Moore ...
Usherette (uncredited)
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Club Patron (uncredited)
Peggy Murray ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Sally Musick ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Dick Nordt ...
Dancer (uncredited)
Betty Jean Onge ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Ruth Packard ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Usherette (uncredited)
Betty Jane Pettit ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Allen Pinson ...
Fencer (uncredited)
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Old Man Getting Umbrella in 'Singin' in the Rain' Number (uncredited)
Angi O. Poulos ...
Fruit Peddler (uncredited)
Betty Jane Pyke ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
George Reeder ...
Dancer (uncredited)
Charles Regan ...
Saloon Keeper (uncredited)
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Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Joanne Rio ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Joel Robinson ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Joette Robinson ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Tony Rocke ...
Man in Forecourt (uncredited)
Victor Romito ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Cosmo as a Boy (uncredited)
Paul Salata ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
Audrey Saunders ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Russell Saunders ...
Fencer (uncredited)
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Messenger on Screen (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
Betty Scott ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Fencer (uncredited)
Bert Spencer ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
Robert Street ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ben Strobach ...
Leading Man (uncredited)
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Policeman in 'Singin' in the Rain' Number (uncredited)
Allen Sutherland ...
Don as a Boy (uncredited)
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Man in Talking Pictures Demonstration (uncredited)
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Sound Technician (uncredited)
Beverly Thomas ...
'Miss March' in 'Beautiful Girl' Segment (uncredited)
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'Miss June' in 'Beautiful Girl' Segment (uncredited)
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Singer in 'Beautiful Girl' Segment (uncredited)
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'Miss July' in 'Beautiful Girl' segment (uncredited)
Dorothy Tuttle ...
Dancer (uncredited)
Tyra Vaughn ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Pat Walker ...
'Miss September' in 'Beautiful Girl' Segment (uncredited)
Tommy Walker ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Audrey Washburn ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Diction Coach (uncredited)
Ray Weamer ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Lynne Wilde ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Boy (uncredited)
Camille Williams ...
'Miss May' in 'Beautiful Girl' Segment (uncredited)
Chalky Williams ...
Awards Ceremony Attendee (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
Wilson Wood ...
Rudy Vallee Impersonator (uncredited)
Adam York ...
Publicity Man (uncredited)
Kaylee-Jay Mick York ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Norma Zimmer ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Directed by

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Stanley Donen
Gene Kelly

Written by

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Betty Comden ... (story by) and
Adolph Green ... (story by)

Produced by

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Roger Edens ... associate producer (uncredited)
Arthur Freed ... producer

Music by

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Lennie Hayton ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Harold Rosson ... director of photography

Editing by

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Adrienne Fazan

Editorial Department

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Henri Jaffa ... color consultant: Technicolor
Peter Ballbusch ... montage (uncredited)
Edgar Hartzke ... assistant editor (uncredited)
William LeVanway ... supervising editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Randall Duell
Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

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Jacque Mapes ... (set decorations)
Edwin B. Willis ... (set decorations)
Harry McAfee ... (uncredited)

Costume Design by

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Walter Plunkett ... (costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

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Sydney Guilaroff ... hair styles designer
William Tuttle ... makeup creator
Martha Acker ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Mary Bashe ... body makeup artist (uncredited)
Ben Lane ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Helene Parsons ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Dorothy Ponedel ... key makeup artist (uncredited)
John Truwe ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Charles J. Hunt ... production manager (uncredited)
William C. Strohm ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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John Greenwald ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Marvin Stuart ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Matty Azzarone ... construction (uncredited)
Tommy Crawford ... props (uncredited)
George Gibson ... lead scenic artist (uncredited)
Clem Hall ... scenic artist (uncredited)
F. Wayne Hill ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Tom Ordoqui ... props (uncredited)
Roy Perry ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Clark M. Provins ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Duncan Spencer ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Dillard Clayton Thomason ... Scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer ... recording supervisor
Bill Edmondson ... sound mixer (uncredited)
Norwood A. Fenton ... sound (uncredited)
James F. Gaither Jr. ... sound recordist (uncredited)
Van Allen James ... sound editor (uncredited)
Ralph A. Pender ... sound mixer (uncredited)
Robert Shirley ... sound mixer (uncredited)
William Steinkamp ... sound mixer (uncredited)
Michael Steinore ... sound mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Warren Newcombe ... special effects
Irving G. Ries ... special effects

Visual Effects by

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Mark Davis ... cinematographer: matte painting (uncredited)

Stunts

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Chick Collins ... stunts (uncredited)
Jean Heremans ... stunts (uncredited)
Allen Pinson ... stunts (uncredited)
Audrey Saunders ... stunts (uncredited)
Russell Saunders ... stunt double: Gene Kelly (uncredited)
David Sharpe ... stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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John Alton ... additional photographer (uncredited)
Richard Borland ... rigging grip (uncredited)
Eric Carpenter ... still photographer (uncredited)
Milford Cline ... gaffer (uncredited)
Hank Forester ... grip (uncredited)
Richard Hager ... best boy (uncredited)
Ed Hubbell ... still photographer (uncredited)
J. James ... assistant chief lighting technician (uncredited)
Tom Long ... grip (uncredited)
Leo Monlon ... key grip (uncredited)
John M. Nickolaus Jr. ... camera operator (uncredited)
Frank V. Phillips ... camera operator (uncredited)
Wes Shanks ... gaffer (uncredited)
Cliff Shirpser ... assistant camera: Technicolor (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)
Vicki Nichols ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Dave Saltuper ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Jeff Alexander ... vocal arrangements
Nacio Herb Brown ... songs: music by
Stanley Donen ... musical numbers staged and directed by
Arthur Freed ... songs: lyrics by
Lennie Hayton ... musical director
Wally Heglin ... orchestrator
Gene Kelly ... musical numbers staged and directed by
Skip Martin ... orchestrator
Conrad Salinger ... orchestrator
Alexander Courage ... orchestrator (uncredited)
David Crocov ... violin (uncredited)
Maurice De Packh ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Peter P. Decek ... music mixer (uncredited)
Robert Franklyn ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Johnny Green ... musical director (uncredited)
M.J. McLaughlin ... music mixer (uncredited)
Betty Noyes ... singing voice: Debbie Reynolds (uncredited)
Uan Rasey ... musician: trumpet soloist (uncredited)
William Saracino ... music mixer (uncredited)
Lela Simone ... music coordinator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Dorothy Aldrin ... script supervisor (uncredited)
Jack Aldworth ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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James Gooch ... technicolor color consultant
Michel André ... french voice dubbing: Gene Kelly (uncredited)
Christian Argentin ... french voice dubbing: Jack George (uncredited)
Helen Auer ... secretary: Mr. Freed (uncredited)
Rene Barsam ... stand-in (uncredited)
Jean Berton ... french voice dubbing: King Donovan (uncredited)
Jean Brunel ... french voice dubbing: Forbes Murray (uncredited)
Jean-Henri Chambois ... french voice dubbing: Robert B. Williams (uncredited)
Jean Clarieux ... french voice dubbing (uncredited)
Jeanne Coyne ... assistant dance director (uncredited)
Olinto Cristina ... italian voice dubbing: Bobby Watson (uncredited)
Cécile Didier ... french voice dubbing: Marion Gray (uncredited)
Cécile Dylma ... french voice dubbing: Margaret Bert (uncredited)
Paolo Ferrari ... italian voice dubbing: Donald O'Connor (uncredited)
Ernie Flatt ... tap dance instructor (uncredited)
Yves Furet ... french voice dubbing: Douglas Fowley (uncredited)
Phil Garris ... stand-in (uncredited)
Adolfo Geri ... italian voice dubbing: (uncredited)
Cesarina Gheraldi ... italian voice dubbing: Kathleen Freeman (uncredited)
Michel Gudin ... french voice dubbing: Tommy Farrell (uncredited)
Carol Haney ... assistant dance director (uncredited)
Zoe Incrocci ... italian voice dubbing: Jean Hagen (uncredited)
Flaminia Jandolo ... italian voice dubbing: Debbie Reynolds (uncredited)
Gene Kelly ... dance choreographer (uncredited)
Germaine Kerjean ... french voice dubbing: Kathleen Freeman (uncredited)
Belva Lannan ... secretary: Mr. Edens (uncredited)
Odette Laure ... french voice dubbing: Jean Hagen (uncredited)
Guy Loriquet ... french voice dubbing: Donald O'Connor (uncredited)
Alma Maison ... stand-in (uncredited)
Germaine Michel ... french voice dubbing: Madge Blake (uncredited)
Lia Orlandini ... italian voice dubbing: Madge Blake (uncredited)
Fernand Rauzéna ... french voice dubbing: Julius Tannen (uncredited)
Nicole Riche ... french voice dubbing: Debbie Reynolds (uncredited)
Bill Ryan ... assistant: Mr. Freed (uncredited)
Lela Simone ... assistant: Mr. Freed (uncredited)
Howard Strickling ... publicity director (uncredited)
Roger Tréville ... french voice dubbing: Millard Mitchell (uncredited)
Gwen Verdon ... assistant choreographer (uncredited)
Gaetano Verna ... italian voice dubbing: Millard Mitchell (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

1927 Hollywood. Monumental Pictures' biggest stars, glamorous on-screen couple Lina Lamont and Don Lockwood, are also an off-screen couple if the trade papers and gossip columns are to be believed. Both perpetuate the public perception if only to please their adoring fans and bring people into the movie theaters. In reality, Don barely tolerates her, while Lina, despite thinking Don beneath her, simplemindedly believes what she sees on screen in order to bolster her own stardom and sense of self-importance. R.F. Simpson, Monumental's head, dismisses what he thinks is a flash in the pan: talking pictures. It isn't until The Jazz Singer (1927) becomes a bona fide hit which results in all the movie theaters installing sound equipment that R.F. knows Monumental, most specifically in the form of Don and Lina, have to jump on the talking picture bandwagon, despite no one at the studio knowing anything about the technology. Musician Cosmo Brown, Don's best friend, gets hired as Monumental's ideas man and musical director. And by this time, Don has secretly started dating Kathy Selden, a chorus girl who is trying to make it big in pictures herself. Don and Kathy's relationship is despite their less than friendly initial meeting. Cosmo and Kathy help Don, who had worked his way up through the movie ranks to stardom, try make the leap to talking picture stardom, with Kathy following along the way. However, they have to overcome the technological issues. But the bigger problem is Lina, who will do anything to ensure she also makes the successful leap into talking pictures, despite her own inabilities and at anyone and everyone else's expense if they get in her way, especially Kathy as Don's off screen girlfriend and possibly his new talking picture leading lady. Written by Huggo

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Taglines Singin' Swingin' Glorious Feelin' Technicolor Musical See more »
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Also Known As
  • Cantando bajo la lluvia (United States, Spanish title)
  • Chantons sous la pluie (France)
  • Du sollst mein Glücksstern sein (Germany)
  • Tot cantant sota la pluja (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Cantando bajo la lluvia (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 103 min
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Box Office

Budget $2,540,800 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $13,979,088

Did You Know?

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Trivia For the "Make 'em Laugh" number, Donald O'Connor revived a trick he had done as a young dancer: running up a wall and completing a somersault. The number was so physically taxing that O'Connor ended up in a hospital bed for a week after its completion. He suffered from exhaustion and carpet burns. After an accident ruined all of the initial footage, O'Connor agreed to do the difficult number all over again. See more »
Goofs During the Cyd Charisse nightclub dance number, when she's wrapped around Gene Kelly, her body completely changes position between frames due to a clumsy edit. According to commentary on the special edition DVD, this cut of only a few frames' duration dates back to the original release of the film and no one knows why it exists. See more »
Movie Connections Edited from The Three Musketeers (1948). See more »
Soundtracks Fit as a Fiddle See more »
Quotes Cosmo Brown: Lina. She can't act, she can't sing, she can't dance. A triple threat.
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