Lina Lamont
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Lina Lamont is a comically vain, shrill-voiced silent film star whose struggle to adapt to talking pictures drives much of the humor and conflict in the classic musical film "Singin' in the Rain."
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ musical film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Singin' in the Rain ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cosmo Brown
ⓘ
Don Lockwood ⓘ Kathy Selden ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
comically antagonistic
ⓘ
egotistical ⓘ insecure ⓘ jealous ⓘ manipulative ⓘ shrill-voiced ⓘ vain ⓘ |
| costumeCharacteristic |
extravagant hairstyles
ⓘ
glamorous outfits ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Adolph Green
ⓘ
Betty Comden ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Singin' in the Rain
ⓘ
surface form:
Singin' in the Rain universe
|
| filmWithinFilm |
The Dancing Cavalier
ⓘ
The Dueling Cavalier ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Singin' in the Rain
ⓘ
surface form:
Singin' in the Rain (1952 film)
|
| genre |
musical comedy
ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist
ⓘ
comic relief ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableScene |
final on-stage unmasking of the dubbing
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microphone test for talking pictures ⓘ “Would You” dubbing sequence ⓘ |
| occupation |
movie star
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silent film actress ⓘ |
| plotInvolvement |
has her voice secretly dubbed by Kathy Selden
ⓘ
is publicly exposed when Kathy Selden is revealed as the real singer ⓘ struggles to transition from silent films to talking pictures ⓘ threatens to sue the studio to maintain her star status ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jean Hagen ⓘ |
| romanticInterestIn | Don Lockwood ⓘ |
| setting | Hollywood ⓘ |
| speechPattern |
Brooklyn accent
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malapropisms ⓘ |
| studioAffiliationInFiction | Monumental Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
artificiality of Hollywood stardom
ⓘ
transition from silent films to sound ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1920s ⓘ |
| voiceCharacteristic |
high-pitched
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nasal ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.