studio head R.F. Simpson in Singin' in the Rain

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Studio head R.F. Simpson in *Singin' in the Rain* is the jovial, pragmatic head of Monumental Pictures who oversees the studio’s chaotic transition from silent films to talkies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Singin' in the Rain NERFINISHED
authorityOver Monumental Pictures productions NERFINISHED
characterIn 1952 musical film Singin' in the Rain
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Adolph Green NERFINISHED
Betty Comden NERFINISHED
decision agrees to use Kathy Selden's voice to dub Lina Lamont
decides to convert silent production into a talking picture
employer Monumental Pictures NERFINISHED
employs Cosmo Brown NERFINISHED
Don Lockwood NERFINISHED
Kathy Selden NERFINISHED
Lina Lamont NERFINISHED
eraDepicted late 1920s Hollywood
fictionalUniverse Singin' in the Rain NERFINISHED
filmIndustryRole executive
filmProductionRole oversees production of The Dueling Cavalier NERFINISHED
supports conversion of The Dueling Cavalier into a musical NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Singin' in the Rain (1952 film) NERFINISHED
gender male
genreOfWorkAppearedIn musical comedy
hasCharacteristic business-minded
good-humored
open to new technology
hasTitle head of Monumental Pictures
languageOfWorkAppearedIn English
medium film
narrativeFunction comic authority figure
mediator between stars and studio technicians
notableFor overseeing Monumental Pictures' transition from silent films to talkies
occupation film producer
studio head
personalityTrait jovial
pragmatic
portrayedBy Millard Mitchell NERFINISHED
portrayedIn live-action cinema
relationshipToCosmoBrown employer GENERATED
relationshipToDonLockwood employer GENERATED
relationshipToKathySelden employer GENERATED
relationshipToLinaLamont employer GENERATED
roleInPlot head of the studio employing Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont
supportsCharacter Cosmo Brown's creative ideas
Don Lockwood's transition to talking pictures
workLocation Hollywood

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Millard Mitchell portrayed studio head R.F. Simpson in Singin' in the Rain