|
I'm singing in the rain
Just singing in the rain
What a glorious feeling
I'm happy again
I'm laughing at clouds
So dark up above
'Cause the sun's in my heart
And I'm ready for love
Let the stormy clouds chase
Everyone from the place
Come on with the rain
I've a smile on my face
I'll walk down the lane
With a happy refrain
'Cause I'm singing
Just singing in the rain.
I N T E R L U D E
I'm singing in the rain
Just singing in the rain
What a glorious feeling
I'm happy again
I'm laughing at clouds
So dark up above
'Cause the sun's in my heart
And I'm ready for love
Let the stormy clouds chase
Everyone from the place
Come on with the rain
I've a smile on my face
I'll walk down the lane
With a happy refrain
'Cause I'm singing
Just singing in the rain.
Did You Know...
Newcomer Debbie Reynolds faced the same fate as her onscreen nemesis Lina Lamont. Her vocal limitations caused much of her singing (particularly the high notes) to be dubbed by Betty Noyes.
That's not all for poor Debbie -even some of the tapping in her dancing was dubbed by Gene Kelly.
Pay scale comparison: Gene Kelly made $2500 per week, while Debbie Reynolds made just $300 per week.
Cyd Charisse's dance number with the 50-foot scarf was so complicated that it took three aircraft motors to blow the scarf in just the right manner.
Almost all of the films-within-a-film sequences were based on actual silent movie sequences. The costumes and equipments are exact reproductions, as well.
Donald O'Connor was smoking four packs of cigarettes a day while he was dancing these difficult numbers.
The dance sequences with Cyd Charisse and Gene Kelly were choreographed to disguise the fact the Charisse was actually taller than Kelly.
Many characters in this film industry spoof were based on real Hollywood personalities. The director, Roscoe Dexter, was modeled after Busby Berkeley and the studio boss, R.F. Simpson, bears many similarities to Arthur Freed.
The scene in which Don Lockwood improvises dialogue in a love scene by ridiculously repeating "I love you" over and over is a parody of silent filmstar
John Gilbert, who did the same thing in a scene prior to the demise of his brief career in talkies.
The film was overshadowed by the nearly simultaneous release of the critically and commercially successful An American in Paris. In fact, Singin' in the Rain was even withdrawn from distribution in favor of An American in Paris after it won Best Picture.
|
Threaded Mode