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."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
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
microphone test for talking pictures
“Would You” dubbing sequence
occupation movie star
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
malapropisms
studioAffiliationInFiction Monumental Pictures NERFINISHED
themeAssociation artificiality of Hollywood stardom
transition from silent films to sound
timePeriod late 1920s
voiceCharacteristic high-pitched
nasal

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Cosmo Brown antagonistTo Lina Lamont
Don Lockwood conflictWith Lina Lamont
Singin' in the Rain mainCharacter Lina Lamont
Jean Hagen notableRole Lina Lamont
Don Lockwood professionalPartner Lina Lamont