Singing in the Rain (1952)
Another perfect vehicle for Gene Kelly’s immense talents — and those of Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds (above, from left to right, are O’Connor, Reynolds and Kelly saying “Good Mornin'”).
If you just remember a bunch of plucky songs and perfect dance numbers, that’s fine. But Singing in the Rain is also a timeless sendup of Hollywood trend-chasing and vapidity. Lina Lamont’s clueless declaration, “I gave an exclusive to every newspaper in town!” is arguably even funnier in 2023, when seemingly every news story is both “breaking” and “exclusive.”
It’s great to stay up late watching a movie this delightful. Maybe our favorite of all the movies of the 1950s, and that’s saying something.
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