"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.
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
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showcase for Donald O'Connor → |
| danceStyle |
acrobatics
→
tap dance → |
| directorsOfFilm |
Gene Kelly
→
Stanley Donen → |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form: "Golden Age of Hollywood"
|
| featuredInFilm | Singin' in the Rain → |
| filmedIn |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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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
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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
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show business → |
| title | Make 'Em Laugh → |
| usesProp |
dummy
→
set walls → sofa → |
| vocalRegister | tenor → |
| vocalType | solo male vocal → |
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