"Make 'Em Laugh" musical number
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"Make 'Em Laugh" is a high-energy comic musical number from the film Singin' in the Rain, celebrated for Donald O'Connor's acrobatic slapstick performance and inventive physical comedy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Make 'Em Laugh" musical number canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film song
ⓘ
musical number ⓘ show tune ⓘ |
| associatedPerformer | Donald O'Connor ⓘ |
| associatedWith | MGM musicals ⓘ |
| characterPerformedBy | Cosmo Brown ⓘ |
| choreographerOfFilm |
Gene Kelly
ⓘ
Stanley Donen ⓘ |
| composer | Nacio Herb Brown ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReputation |
classic Hollywood musical number
ⓘ
showcase for Donald O'Connor ⓘ |
| danceStyle |
acrobatics
ⓘ
tap dance ⓘ |
| directorsOfFilm |
Gene Kelly
ⓘ
Stanley Donen ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| featuredInFilm | Singin' in the Rain ⓘ |
| filmedIn |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
ⓘ
surface form:
MGM studios
|
| filmReleaseYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
musical comedy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | transition from silent films to talkies (in film's story) ⓘ |
| influencedByClaim | Cole Porter song "Be a Clown" ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Arthur Freed ⓘ |
| medium | sound film ⓘ |
| musicalForm | up-tempo comedy song ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
Cosmo Brown
ⓘ
surface form:
develops Cosmo Brown's character
provides comic interlude in film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
acrobatic physical comedy
ⓘ
high-energy choreography ⓘ self-inflicted pratfalls ⓘ wall-running stunt ⓘ |
| partOf |
Singin' in the Rain
ⓘ
surface form:
Singin' in the Rain soundtrack
|
| performedBy | Donald O'Connor ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter | Cosmo Brown ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfFilm | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| sequenceType | comic relief number ⓘ |
| style | slapstick ⓘ |
| tempo | fast ⓘ |
| theme |
making audiences laugh
ⓘ
show business ⓘ |
| title | Make 'Em Laugh ⓘ |
| usesProp |
dummy
ⓘ
set walls ⓘ sofa ⓘ |
| vocalRegister | tenor ⓘ |
| vocalType | solo male vocal ⓘ |
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