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Singin' in the Rain

Year:

1952

Duration:

103 min

Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

IMDB rate:

8.4

Director:

Stanley Donen

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1952-04-11

Filming Locations: Grauman's Chinese Theater - 6925 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $2,540,800

Gross: $1,729,345 (USA) (28 November 2013)

Cast

Actor

Character

King Donovan

Singin' in the Rain

Ann McCrea

Gene Kelly

Don Lockwood

Donald O'Connor

Cosmo Brown

Debbie Reynolds

Kathy Selden

Jean Hagen

Lina Lamont

Millard Mitchell

R.F. Simpson

Cyd Charisse

Dancer

Douglas Fowley

Roscoe Dexter

Rita Moreno

Zelda Zanders

Dawn Addams

Teresa - a Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

John Albright

Call Boy (uncredited)

Betty Allen

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Sue Allen

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Marie Ardell

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Bette Arlen

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Jimmy Bates

Boy (uncredited)

Marcella Becker

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Margaret Bert

Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)

David Blair

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Madge Blake

Dora Bailey

Gail Bonney

Audience Member (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Film Crew Member (uncredited)

Gwen Carter

Girl Talking with Cosmo at Party (uncredited)

Bill Chatham

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Lyle Clark

Audience Member (uncredited)

Mae Clarke

Hairdresser (uncredited)

Harry Cody

Audience Member (uncredited)

Chick Collins

Fencer (uncredited)

Pat Conway

Projectionist (uncredited)

Jeanne Coyne

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Ruby C. Currie

Audience Member (uncredited)

Fred Datig Jr.

Movie Usher (uncredited)

Bert Davidson

Sound Engineer (uncredited)

Robert Dayo

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Patricia Denise

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Kay Deslys

Audience Member (uncredited)

Gloria DeWerd

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

John Dodsworth

Baron de la Ma de la Toulon (uncredited)

Michael Dugan

Audience Member (uncredited)

Phil Dunham

Audience Member (uncredited)

Helen Eby-Rock

Audience Member (uncredited)

Marietta Elliott

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Richard Emory

Phil - Villain in Barroom Brawl (uncredited)

Betty Erbes

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Charles Evans

Audience Member (uncredited)

Tommy Farrell

Sid Phillips (uncredited)

Don Fields

Audience Member (uncredited)

Ernie Flatt

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Audience Member (uncredited)

George Ford

Security Guard (uncredited)

Robert Fortier

Gangster in Broadway Melody Ballet (uncredited)

Dan Foster

Assistant Director (uncredited)

Robert Foulk

Matt - Policeman (uncredited)

Kathleen Freeman

Phoebe Dinsmore

Lance Fuller

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Jeanne Gail

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Glen Gallagher

Audience Member (uncredited)

Jon Gardner

Kid (uncredited)

Diane Garrett

Usherette (uncredited)

Jack George

Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

John George

Audience Member (uncredited)

Shirley Glickman

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Mickey Golden

Audience Member (uncredited)

Inez Gorman

Mrs. Simpson (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)

Sam Harris

Audience Member (uncredited)

Timmy Hawkins

Boy (uncredited)

Jack Hendricks

Film Crew Member (uncredited)

Lars Hensen

Minor Role (uncredited)

Dean Henson

Audience Member (uncredited)

Jean Heremans

Fencer (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

J. Cumberland Spendrill III (uncredited)

Joyce Horne

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Don Hulbert

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Frank Hyers

Audience Member (uncredited)

Patricia Jackson

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Ivor James

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Morgan Jones

Audience Member (uncredited)

David Kasday

Kid (uncredited)

Jan Kayne

Usherette (uncredited)

Jimmy Kelly

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Police Escort at Premiere (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Audience Member (uncredited)

Judy Landon

Olga Mara (uncredited)

Joi Lansing

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Janet Lavis

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Virginia Lee

Chorus Girl (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)

Sylvia Lewis

Female Tango Dancer (uncredited)

John Logan

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Leon Lontoc

Filipino Butler (uncredited)

Shirley Lopez

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Joan Maloney

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Paul Maxey

Dancing Fat Man at Party (uncredited)

Dorothy McCarty

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

Audience Member (uncredited)

Johnny McGovern

Boy (uncredited)

Joseph Mell

Projectionist (uncredited)

Sheila Meyers

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Carl Milletaire

Villain (uncredited)

Gloria Moore

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Marilyn Moore

Usherette (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Club Patron (uncredited)

Peggy Murray

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Sally Musick

Chorus girl (uncredited)

Anne Neyland

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Ruth Packard

Audience Member (uncredited)

Dorothy Patrick

Usherette (uncredited)

Allen Pinson

Fencer (uncredited)

'Snub' Pollard

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

Angi O. Poulos

Fruit Peddler (uncredited)

Charles Regan

Saloon Keeper (uncredited)

Shirley Jean Rickert

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)

Dennis Ross

Cosmo as a Boy (uncredited)

Paul Salata

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

Party Guest (uncredited)

Audrey Saunders

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Russell Saunders

Fencer (uncredited)

William Schallert

Messenger on Screen (uncredited)

Phil Schumacher

Audience Member (uncredited)

Betty Scott

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

David Sharpe

Fencer (uncredited)

Elaine Stewart

Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Ben Strobach

Leading Man (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

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

Allen Sutherland

Don as a Boy (uncredited)

Julius Tannen

Man in Talking Pictures Demonstration (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook

Sound Technician (uncredited)

Jimmy Thompson

Singer in 'Beautiful Girl' Segment (uncredited)

Dee Turnell

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Tommy Walker

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Audrey Washburn

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Bobby Watson

Diction Coach (uncredited)

Chalky Williams

Awards Ceremony Attendee (uncredited)

Robert Williams

Policeman (uncredited)

Wilson Wood

Rudy Vallee Impersonator (uncredited)

Adam York

Publicity Man (uncredited)

Norma Zimmer

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

After finishing filming the "Make 'em Laugh' dance sequence, Donald O'Connor found the effort so taxing that he went to bed for three days.

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It was voted the #1 movie musical in American film history by the American Film Institute in 2006. The song "Singin' In The Rain" ranks #3 in their top songs. It also is in the Top 100 list of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (#10) and AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions (#16).

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A favorite film for French auteurs François Truffaut and Alain Resnais.

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Goofs

When Lina meets Don at the R.F. Simpson's party after the big premiere of The Royal Rascal, she mentions something like "I didn't see you last night at Wally Reid's party". Wallace Reid died in 1923 and the action of the film is set in 1927.

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When the audience watching the silent film The Royal Rascal is shown, they are brightly lit (this is especially true when they are shown in close-up), although the lights are raised slightly when the film ends. Even in the silent movie era, the lights in the auditorium were dimmed completely during film performances.

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During "Beautiful Girls" number, the camera shows all the outfits curving downward starting with the pajamas and ending with the wedding dress. But when the camera closes in on the man singing and the women coming behind him, the wedding dress is in the middle with the others going outwards.

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Quotes

Don Lockwood: Are you doing anything tonight, Miss Lamont?

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Don Lockwood: Cosmo, call me a cab.

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Chorus: [singing] Gotta dance! Don Lockwood: [singing] Gotta dance! Gotta Dance! / Broadway Rhythm, it's got me, everybody dance!

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Faq

What is 'Singin' in the Rain' about?

In 1927, when the film industry was transitioning from silent movies to 'talkies,' the latest film featuring the on-screen romantic duo, Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) and Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen), is being transformed into a musical. Unfortunately, Lina's voice leaves much to be desired, so aspiring actress Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds) is brought in to dub for her. Don, who is NOT in love with Lina offscreen, falls for Kathy. Lina, who IS in love with Don offscreen, conspires to ruin Kathy's future as an actress.

A Note Regarding Spoilers

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags are used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

Is 'Singin' in the Rain' based on a book?

No. Singin' in the Rain is a musical comedy written by longtime screenwriting partners Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Music is by American songwriter Nacio Herb Brown and lyrics by Arthur Freed, who also produced the movie. Singin' in the Rain is number one on the list of the American Film Institute's Greatest Movie Musicals.

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