Singin' in the Rain is a
1952 comedy musical film starring
Gene Kelly,
Donald O'Connor, and
Debbie Reynolds and directed by Kelly and
Stanley Donen, with Kelly also providing the
choreography. It offers a comic depiction of
Hollywood's transition from
silent films to "
talkies."
The movie is frequently described as one of the best musicals ever made,
[Haley Jr., Jack: That's Entertainment!, Frank Sinatra segments. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1974] topping the
AFI's 100 Years of Musicals list, and ranking fifth in its updated
list of the greatest American films in 2007.
Plot
Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) is a popular silent film star with humble roots as a singer, dancer, and stunt man. Don barely tolerates his vapid, shallow leading lady, Lina Lamont (
Jean Hagen), who has convinced herself that the fake romance their studio concocted and publicized is real.