Singin ' in the Rain is another film adopted by American gay culture which used to regularly be shown during the 1980s and early 1990s for extended runs.

Although he is known today for his performances in Singin ' in the Rain and An American in Paris, he was a dominant force in Hollywood musical films from the mid 1940s until this art form fell out of fashion in the late 1950s.

Singin ' in the Rain ( 1952 )

There followed in quick succession two musicals which have secured Kelly's reputation as a major figure in the American musical film, An American in Paris ( 1951 ) and – probably the most popular and admired of all film musicals – Singin ' in the Rain ( 1952 ).

" Singin ' in the Rain featured Kelly's celebrated and much imitated solo dance routine to the title song, along with the " Moses Supposes " routine with Donald O ' Connor and the " Broadway Melody " finale with Cyd Charisse.

Generally speaking, he tended to use tap and other popular dance idioms to express joy and exuberance – as in the title song from Singin ' in the Rain or " I Got Rhythm " from An American in Paris, whereas pensive or romantic feelings were more often expressed via ballet or modern dance, as in " Heather on the Hill " from Brigadoon or " Our Love Is Here to Stay " from An American in Paris.

* 1994 – The Three Tenors performed Singin ' in the Rain in his presence during a concert at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

* 1996 – At the Academy Awards ceremony, director Quincy Jones organised a tribute to the just-deceased Kelly, in which Savion Glover performed the dance to " Singin ' in the Rain ".

The products of this unit include Easter Parade ( 1948 ), On the Town ( 1949 ), An American in Paris ( 1951 ), Singin ' in the Rain ( 1952 ) and The Band Wagon ( 1953 ).

* 1912 – Betty Noyes, singer who dubbed Debbie Reynolds ' singing voice in Singin ' in the Rain ( d. 1987 )

An avid dancer, Abdul was inspired towards a show business career by Gene Kelly in the classic film Singin ' in the Rain as well as Debbie Allen, Fred Astaire, and Bob Fosse.

Sunset Boulevard shows the disconnect between the two eras in the character of Norma Desmond, played by silent film star Gloria Swanson, and Singin ' in the Rain deals with the period where the people of Hollywood had to face changing from making silents to talkies.

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In 1985, her staging of Singin ' in the Rain, played at the Gershwin for 367 performances.

She received a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Choreography for the musical Singin ' in the Rain.

At the 25th Academy Awards, the movie won Oscars for Best Picture ( earning that recognition over films such as High Noon and The Quiet Man and the classic Singin ' in the Rain ) and for Best Story.

It may be that the members of the Academy ( which included many veterans of the silent era ) felt that as an elder statesman of Hollywood, he deserved the honor even if films like The Quiet Man, High Noon, Singin ' in the Rain, and Ivanhoe were seen as better than The Greatest Show On Earth.

One of these is the debut of " Singin ' in the Rain ," performed initially by Cliff Edwards as " Ukelele Ike ,'" and later performed at the end of the film by the entire cast.

The film is sometimes cited, as on the DVD release of the 1952 Singin ' in the Rain, as the movie that led to the downfall of Gilbert's career.

*" Singin ' in the Rain " introduced by Cliff Edwards, with The Brox Sisters

*" Singin ' in the Rain " ( finale ) ( in two-strip Technicolor ), sung by entire cast

# Musical film soundtracks which concentrate primarily on the songs ( Examples: Grease, Singin ' in the Rain )

Among MGM's most notable soundtrack albums were those of the films Good News, Easter Parade, Annie Get Your Gun, Singin ' in the Rain, Show Boat, The Band Wagon, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Gigi.

However, it was her first leading role, in Singin ' in the Rain ( 1952 ), that set her on the path to fame.

" Another basic problem — famously spoofed in the 1952 film Singin ' in the Rain — was that some silent-era actors simply did not have attractive voices ; though this issue was frequently overstated, there were related concerns about general vocal quality and the casting of performers for their dramatic skills in roles also requiring singing talent beyond their own.

( This scene was parodied in the MGM musical Singin ' in the Rain ( 1952 ), where a preview of the fictional The Dueling Cavalier flops disastrously ).

* The sentence appears in the 1952 musical film Singin ' in the Rain, in the musical number " Moses Supposes.

* Most of the major pre-1948 Warner Bros ./ pre-1986 MGM / RKO Radio Pictures library, including: Gone with the Wind & The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ), Citizen Kane ( 1941 ), Singin ' in the Rain ( 1952 ), and Doctor Zhivago ( 1965 ), among others

* Most of the major pre-1948 Warner Bros ./ pre-1986 MGM / RKO Radio Pictures library, including: Gone with the Wind & The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ), Citizen Kane ( 1941 ), Singin ' in the Rain ( 1952 ), and Doctor Zhivago ( 1965 ), among others

He is best known today for his role as Gene Kelly's friend and colleague Cosmo Brown in Singin ' in the Rain ( 1952 ).

* Singin ' in the Rain ( 1952 )

* Singin ' in the Rain ( 1952 )-starring Gene Kelly.

A shop display advertising " Mahout " cigarettes features prominently in the background of the " rain dance " sequence of the famous 1952 Gene Kelly film Singin ' in the Rain.

Her roles usually focused on her abilities as a dancer, and she was paired with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly ; her films include Singin ' in the Rain ( 1952 ), The Band Wagon ( 1953 ) and Silk Stockings ( 1957 ).

As Debbie Reynolds was not a trained dancer, Gene Kelly chose Charisse to partner him in the celebrated " Broadway Melody " ballet finale from Singin ' in the Rain ( 1952 ), and she co-starred with Kelly in 1954's Scottish-themed musical film Brigadoon.

* Singin ' in the Rain ( 1952 )

* " Good Morning " ( 1939 song ), a song by Nacio Herb Brown from the 1939 film Babes in Arms, also used in the 1952 musical Singin ' in the Rain

This series of programming, which lasted throughout the summer, brought classic films such as The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ), Sounder ( 1972 ), Bringing Up Baby ( 1938 ), Singin ' in the Rain ( 1952 ), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ( 1939 ), The Adventures of Robin Hood ( 1938 ), and 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea ( 1954 ) to a whole new generation of children and their families.

He composed the music " Singin ' Billy: A Folk Opera " ( 1952 ), possibly his best known, with Donald Davidson as author of the text.

In addition to her Batman role, Blake portrayed the baffled Margaret Mondello, mother of Larry Mondello ( played by Rusty Stevens ) on Leave It to Beaver ( 1957 ), gushy gossip columnist Dora Bailey in Singin ' in the Rain ( 1952 ), and was a model for one of the fairies in Disney's animated version of Sleeping Beauty ( 1959 ).

* Singin ' in the Rain ( 1952 )

He also is the commentator for the Casablanca ( 1942 ), Here Comes Mr. Jordan ( 1941 ), Singin ' in the Rain ( 1952 ), and The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ) laserdiscs.

Mitchell is also known for his role as Col. Rufus Plummer in Billy Wilder's A Foreign Affair ( 1948 ), as Gregory Peck's commanding officer in the war drama Twelve O ' Clock High ( 1949 ), and as movie mogul " R. F. Simpson " in the musical comedy Singin ' in the Rain ( 1952 ).