Singin' in the Rain
E10996
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.
All labels observed (18)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T100355 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Singin' in the Rain Context triple: [Hollywood Golden Age, notableFilm, Singin' in the Rain]
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A.
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard is a famous Los Angeles thoroughfare known for its historic connection to the film industry, nightlife, and iconic cultural landmarks.
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B.
High Society
High Society is a 1956 musical romantic comedy film, starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra, that reimagines the play and film The Philadelphia Story with a jazz-infused score by Cole Porter.
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C.
Casablanca
Casablanca is a classic 1942 American romantic drama film set during World War II, renowned for its iconic performances, memorable dialogue, and enduring status as one of Hollywood’s greatest movies.
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D.
All About Eve
All About Eve is a 1950 American drama film about ambition and betrayal in the New York theater world, renowned for its sharp screenplay and performances by Bette Davis and Anne Baxter.
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E.
Oklahoma! (1955 film)
Oklahoma! (1955 film) is a classic 1955 musical movie adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical, celebrated for its pioneering use of widescreen formats and its iconic songs set in early 20th-century Oklahoma Territory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Singin' in the Rain Target entity description: 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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A.
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard is a famous Los Angeles thoroughfare known for its historic connection to the film industry, nightlife, and iconic cultural landmarks.
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B.
High Society
High Society is a 1956 musical romantic comedy film, starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra, that reimagines the play and film The Philadelphia Story with a jazz-infused score by Cole Porter.
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C.
Casablanca
Casablanca is a classic 1942 American romantic drama film set during World War II, renowned for its iconic performances, memorable dialogue, and enduring status as one of Hollywood’s greatest movies.
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D.
All About Eve
All About Eve is a 1950 American drama film about ambition and betrayal in the New York theater world, renowned for its sharp screenplay and performances by Bette Davis and Anne Baxter.
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E.
Oklahoma! (1955 film)
Oklahoma! (1955 film) is a classic 1955 musical movie adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical, celebrated for its pioneering use of widescreen formats and its iconic songs set in early 20th-century Oklahoma Territory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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film ⓘ musical comedy film ⓘ |
| AFI100MoviesRanking | 10 ⓘ |
| AFI100PassionsRanking | 16 ⓘ |
| AFI100SongsIncludes |
Singin' in the Rain
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
"Singin' in the Rain"
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| AFI25MusicalsRanking | 1 ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 1.37:1 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
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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
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| 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
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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
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surface form:
United States
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| director |
Gene Kelly
ⓘ
Stanley Donen ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| distributor | Loew's Inc. ⓘ |
| editedBy | Adrienne Fazan ⓘ |
| famousFor |
"Good Morning" musical number
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"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
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musical ⓘ romantic comedy ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
friendship and artistic collaboration
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impact of sound technology on film industry ⓘ romance between film star and aspiring actress ⓘ satire of Hollywood studio system ⓘ |
| includedInList |
American Film Institute
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surface form:
American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Movies
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| lyricsBy | Arthur Freed ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Cosmo Brown
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Don Lockwood ⓘ Kathy Selden ⓘ Lina Lamont ⓘ |
| musicBy | Nacio Herb Brown ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Original Score
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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)
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| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Arthur Freed ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of American cinema
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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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Singin' in the Rain Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (94)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mary Frances Reynolds
subject surface form:
Harold Rosson
this entity surface form:
Singin' in the Rain (1952 film)
this entity surface form:
Singin' in the Rain (soundtrack)
this entity surface form:
Singin' in the Rain soundtrack
this entity surface form:
Singin' in the Rain universe
subject surface form:
Jean Hagen
subject surface form:
Betty Comden
subject surface form:
Betty Comden
this entity surface form:
Singin' in the Rain (film screenplay)
subject surface form:
Betty Comden
this entity surface form:
Singin' in the Rain (song)
this entity surface form:
film Singin' in the Rain (1952)
subject surface form:
Jean Hagen
subject surface form:
Betty Comden
subject surface form:
Nacio Herb Brown
this entity surface form:
Singin' in the Rain (song performance)
this entity surface form:
Singin’ in the Rain