Fresh
...this one's the Taj Mahal, Armstrong's footprint on the moon, the 2001 Arizona-New York World Series, the Clash's London Calling, and the perfect foamy head on an expertly poured Guinness.
Mark Bourne, Film.com
Singin' in the Rain
What a Glorious Feeling!
1952 · 1h 43m · G
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Stanley Donen
,
Gene Kelly
Overview
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.
Director and cast
- Stanley Donen Director
- Gene Kelly Director
- Gene Kelly as Don Lockwood
- Donald O'Connor as Cosmo Brown
- Debbie Reynolds as Kathy Selden
- Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont
- Millard Mitchell as R.F. Simpson
- Cyd Charisse as Dancer
- Douglas Fowley as Roscoe Dexter
- Rita Moreno as Zelda Zanders
- Mae Clarke as Hairdresser (uncredited)
- Bess Flowers as Audience Member (uncredited)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
One of the shining glories of the American musical.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
A fancy package of musical entertainment with wide appeal and bright grossing prospects.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
If you've never seen it and don't, you're bonkers.
Stephen Garrett, Time Out
Fresh
Compounded generously of music, dance, color, spectacle and a riotous abundance of Gene Kelly, Jean Hagen and Donald O'Connor on the screen, all elements in this rainbow program are carefuly contrived and guaranteed to...put you in a buttercup mood.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
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