Singin' in the Rain (1952)

A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.

Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene KellyWriters: Adolph Green (story and screenplay: suggested by the song "Singin' In The Rain"), Betty Comden (story and screenplay: suggested by the song "Singin' In The Rain")
Stars: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds | See full cast & crew »

When two musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.

 

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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 ... Written by Huggo

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