39 Singin' In The Rain Facts That Will Make You Watch The Musical

Old Hollywood is full of movies and musicals which, to date, continue to be the epitome of the beautiful era in which many of us lived.

Iconic moments and Broadway musicals are the tales of those times and also the key element which continues to shape the current day entertainment industry. One such beautiful piece of art is the Hollywood musical 'Singing In The Rain'.

'Singing In The Rain' is an American romantic film, with a sprinkle of musical notes. This musical number was released in the year 1952.

Many celebrities such as Nellie Kelly and Jean Hagen are a part of this movie and the songs of this movie. As well as that, Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen were the working hands on this movie. The film received many revisions and thus, the early draft of the film is very different than the released movie.

The Storyline Of 'Singing In The Rain'

When the film first came to theaters it wasn't an instant hit. Rather it took its own time to become a fan favorite.

The screenplay of the movie received an Academy Award and also the Writers Guild of America Award.

In that era of Hollywood, silent pictures were the ideal demand in the cinema industry.

The movie 'Singing In The Rain' was one of the first talkies of its kind.

The title song of the movie was sung by Judy Garland.

The movie is full of dance scenes and they also installed a dance floor to make the movie look more dreamy.

Since the movie is a dance musical, the main actress Debbie Reynolds was expected to deliver dance scenes throughout the movie.

Debbie pointed out during the shooting of the movie that she is not an experienced dancer.

She was later assured by Kelly that she can learn, just the way she taught the famous Frank Sinatra.

The plot of the film revolves around two couples, one of them is Don Lockwood and the other is his lady love, Lina Lamont.

Don is persistent and he believes that he doesn't like Lina, however, Lina believes that Don is into her, and from there on the duo does a scene where they dance to songs.

Lina is a rich, spoilt, shallow, and vain lady in the film by producer Arthur.

Don however is portrayed as a happy-go-lucky guy. The duo is linked throughout the movie in many romantic scenes and their romance starts and soon develops throughout the movie.

To put more fire in the film, the studio head also introduces another female love interest for Don in a party scene of the movie.

These ongoing discrete scenes develop the romance between Lina and her male love interest Don.

To give the movie a romantic and a musical angle the film is also full of songs and dance.

The movie also faced a number of critics, however, soon the film grew so popular that it was decided to preserve it by the National Film Registry.

The National Film Registry believed that the film had shown the culture of the old Hollywood and therefore it should be preserved for the future.

The praises for the film don't end here, it was loved by the fans so much that, the film was ranked as the fifth-greatest American musical ever made.

According to the American Film Institute, the musical 'Singing In The Rain' is known as an all-time favorite and number one musical.

After 'Singing In The Rain', other musicals such as 'The Wizard Of Oz' and 'Cabaret' came on the list.

A jury of 400 plus filmmakers, musicians, historians, critics came together in order to place the film in a position, according to the American Film Institute standards.

The position of the movie was chosen from around 250 other musicals of its time.

Adaptation And Different Versions

Following the success of the film, fans across the globe soon started taking inspiration from the work that is done on the movie and started forming their own art form through it.

Many people believe the masterpiece 'Singing In The Rain' is a different version of the Broadway Musical. This is not true and it's not a separate version of the Broadway Musical.

The producer of the film also wanted to release a few of the songs which he had written through this movie.

The reason why the film is so musical is that Arthur wanted to publish his very own songs through the movie.

After the popularity of the film, it was talked about so much that soon it had a comic book adaptation of its own.

The reason why the movie saw many adaptations is not entirely because of the plot of the movie. However, it's also because of the electric dance which was performed by the actors and the ongoing musicals which left everyone speechless and asking for more.

When Betty and her co-screenwriter Adolph Green started on the project of writing the movie, Freed asked them to put all of his songs in the movie.

It was also Freed's idea to name the film 'Singing In The Rain'.

The dancing style of this movie is still continuing to influence modern musicals as well.

The dance genre used in the movie was tap. The actors had short hair and they smoked while dancing which was appealing according to the audience. 

Cast And Characters

The film is a mosaic of wonderful artists who together contributed and helped the movie reach the popularity and the success that it is today.

'Singing In The Rain' is full of romantic scenes and dance steps that can win any heart. However a movie so well written makes us question the chemistry of the actors of the movie. To the surprise of the audience, the actors Gene Kelly and Donald never worked together before and were very new to each other.

'Singing In The Rain' is a movie that depicts many dance steps. The actor Debbie Reynolds had never danced before this. She quotes that this movie is one of the hardest things she has ever done after childbirth.

From the first shot to the last shot of the movie, rain is visible, which is an important element in the film. However, because of this, the actors of the movie would fall sick every other day after getting drenched!

Due to all the rain and all the dance, the costume designers of the film had to work twice as hard as they ever worked in any film.

The character which Charisse played in the movie required her to smoke cigarettes. Surprisingly that was the first and the last cigarette of her life since she is not a smoker.

An interesting fact about the film is Betty Noyes is behind the singing voice of the actress Debbie Reynolds.

Betty sang the songs 'Would You' and 'You Are My Lucky Stars' for Debbie.

The talented Debbie Reynolds who can be seen performing the role of Kathy in the movie, and was just 19 years old when shooting of the film began.

The film is a Hollywood treasure and apart from winning a ton of awards and appreciation, the film was also the very first of its kind in Hollywood.

FAQ

Why did they dub Debbie Reynolds's voice in 'Singing In The Rain'?

Debbie Reynolds was just 19 years old when the shooting of the movie began, with no prior experience in dancing. After she performed 'Good Morning', she burst the blood vessels of her feet. Which is the reason why the sound of her feet was dubbed as well.

What inspired 'Singing In The Rain'?

Tommy Steele's movie with the same name 'Singing in The Rain' inspired the making of this movie.

Did they add milk to the water in 'Singing In The Rain'?

As the name of the film goes, there was a lot of singing under the rain. Unfortunately, Kelly fell sick, and therefore they had to put milk in the water to make the rain look more ferocious than it really was.

When will 'Singing In The Rain' be on Broadway?

The film was on Broadway on July 2, 1986.

Why was 'Singing In The Rain' so popular?

Because it was different and was a completely new genre than other films.

Who is in 'Singing In The Rain'?

Actors such as Donald O'Conner and Debbie Reynolds are the main actors in the film.

Where does 'Singing In The Rain' take place?

The movie takes place in Hollywood.