Singin' in the Rain

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Singin' in the Rain is a classic 1952 American musical comedy film, celebrated for its iconic song-and-dance numbers and its satirical look at Hollywood’s transition from silent films to talkies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
film
musical comedy film
AFI100MoviesRanking 10
AFI100PassionsRanking 16
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AFI25MusicalsRanking 1
aspectRatio 1.37:1
awardReceived Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
surface form: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Donald O'Connor)

Writers Guild of America Award
surface form: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written American Musical
basedOn songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
castMember Cyd Charisse
Debbie Reynolds
Donald O'Connor
Gene Kelly
Jean Hagen
Millard Mitchell
characterPortrayed Debbie Reynolds
surface form: Debbie Reynolds as Kathy Selden

Donald O'Connor as Cosmo Brown
Gene Kelly as Don Lockwood
Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont
cinematographyBy Harold Rosson
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Gene Kelly
Stanley Donen
distributedInFormat 35 mm film
distributor Loew's Inc.
editedBy Adrienne Fazan
famousFor "Good Morning" musical number
"Make 'Em Laugh" musical number
iconic rain dance sequence performed by Gene Kelly
satirical depiction of Hollywood during the advent of talkies
title song "Singin' in the Rain"
filmingProcess Technicolor
genre comedy
musical
romantic comedy
satire
hasTheme friendship and artistic collaboration
impact of sound technology on film industry
romance between film star and aspiring actress
satire of Hollywood studio system
includedInList American Film Institute
surface form: American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Movies
lyricsBy Arthur Freed
mainCharacter Cosmo Brown
Don Lockwood
Kathy Selden
Lina Lamont
musicBy Nacio Herb Brown
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Score
surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
surface form: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Jean Hagen)
originalLanguage English
producer Arthur Freed
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
recognizedAs classic of American cinema
one of the greatest film musicals
releaseDate 1952-03-27
releaseYear 1952
runtimeMinutes 103
screenwriter Adolph Green
Betty Comden
setDuring transition from silent films to sound films
setInPeriod late 1920s
settingLocation Hollywood
timePeriodDepicted 1927–1928

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Jean Hagen appearedIn Singin' in the Rain
Cosmo Brown appearsIn Singin' in the Rain
Don Lockwood appearsIn Singin' in the Rain
Donald O'Connor as Cosmo Brown appearsIn Singin' in the Rain
Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont appearsIn Singin' in the Rain
Kathy Selden appearsIn Singin' in the Rain
Lina Lamont appearsIn Singin' in the Rain
"Good Morning" musical number associatedWith Singin' in the Rain
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Stanley Donen coDirected Singin' in the Rain
"Good Morning" musical number featuredIn Singin' in the Rain
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"Make 'Em Laugh" musical number featuredInFilm Singin' in the Rain
Don Lockwood fictionalUniverse Singin' in the Rain
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Kathy Selden fictionalUniverse Singin' in the Rain
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Lina Lamont fictionalUniverse Singin' in the Rain
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The Harvey Girls filmScoreGenre Singin' in the Rain
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Snub Pollard filmographyIncludes Singin' in the Rain
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Don Lockwood firstAppearance Singin' in the Rain
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Lina Lamont firstAppearance Singin' in the Rain
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Hollywood Golden Age notableFilm Singin' in the Rain
Cyd Charisse notableScene Singin' in the Rain
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MGM producedFilm Singin' in the Rain
Technicolor usedInFilm Singin' in the Rain
Adolph Green workedOn Singin' in the Rain
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Arthur Freed wroteLyricsFor Singin' in the Rain
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Nacio Herb Brown wroteMusicFor Singin' in the Rain
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