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Sing in the Rain (the movie)

¡§Singing in the Rain¡¨
There is no movie musical more fun than ¡§Singing in the Rain,¡¨ set in the period of transition from silent movies to movies with sound. Transitions are never smooth, and it is shown here quite hilariously. The film is above all lighthearted and happy. In performance, the three stars -- Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly), Cosmo Brown (Donald O'Connor) and Kathy Seldon (Debbie Reynolds) ¡V are giddy with joy. No one who loves movies can afford to miss it. This restored version of the 1952 classic musical will have the viewer dancing in the seat and whistling along.
Don Lockwood and his buddy Cosmo Brown get jobs at Imperial Studios and soon Don becomes a star of the silent movies. His co-star of the silent movies, Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen), is a snob whose voice doesn¡¦t match her looks. She believes all the gossip rags and thinks she and Don are really in love and are engaged to be married. But Don¡¦s true love is the no-nonsense singer/dancer Kathy Seldon...

Posted by: William Katz

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