Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

November has arrived and we’ve booked for a genre of film that is very different than the cavalcade of horror we just got out of. For some, maybe it is horror, but all month long we’re going to discuss decades worth of Musical Films and we’ve calling it RAISE THE CURTAIN & BELT THE CHORUS. Many of these films started on the stage and others started as movies inspired by the stage and we kick it all off with a well regarded classic. Go watch this one with a grandparent, I’m sure they would appreciate the time spent with Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds in Stanley Donen & Kelly’s beloved 1952 musical “SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN”. The silent era is fading and Hollywood talkies are looking for the full package, of which Lina Lamont is not it. Shallow and shrill she is, but she’s still got some Hollywood pull. Don and Cosmo have the talent that Lina doesn’t and they meet Kathy Selden, who could cover for Lina’s shrill voice in a new musical feature just so long as Lina doesn’t know. Of course Don and Kathy are in love and then there’s all the singing and dancing that you might have heard over the years even if you never formally sat down with this one. Donald O’Connor truly steals the show here. The talent level is something to be admired so check this out (last we checked it’s on MAX) and hear us talk of this beloved musical.

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