Singin' in the rain /

Silent movies are giving way to talking pictures, and a hoofer-turned-matinee idol is caught in that bumpy transition, as well as his buddy, prospective ladylove, and shrewish co-star.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Singin' in the rain (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Green, Adolph (Screenwriter), Comden, Betty (Screenwriter), Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973 (Lyricist), Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996 (Actor, choreographer (expression)), Donen, Stanley (choreographer (expression)), O'Connor, Donald, 1925-2003 (Actor), Reynolds, Debbie (Actor), Hagen, Jean, 1923-1977 (Actor), Mitchell, Millard, 1900-1953 (Actor), Charisse, Cyd (Actor), Fowley, Douglas, 1911-1998 (Actor), Moreno, Rita (Actor), Brown, Nacio Herb, 1896-1964 (composer (expression)), Hayton, Lennie, 1908-1971 (Musical director), Rosson, Harold, 1895-1988 (director of photography.), Shearer, Douglas, 1899-1971 (Sound designer), Salinger, Conrad (arranger of music.), Heglin, Wally, 1904-1972 (arranger of music.), Martin, Skip (arranger of music.), Alexander, Jeff (arranger of music.), Willis, Edwin B., Mapes, Jacque, Newcombe, Warren (special effects provider.), Ries, Irving G., 1890-1963 (special effects provider.), Plunkett, Walter, 1902-1982 (Costume designer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English; closed-captioned in English.
Published: [Burbank, Calif.] : [Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer], [1952]
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
Description
Summary:Silent movies are giving way to talking pictures, and a hoofer-turned-matinee idol is caught in that bumpy transition, as well as his buddy, prospective ladylove, and shrewish co-star.
Item Description:Suggested by the song "Singin' in the rain."
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1952.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 103 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:MPAA rating: G.
Awards:Named to the National Film Registry in 1989 by Library of Congress
Golden Globe Award, Best Actor in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy, 1952
Writers Guild of America Awards, Best Written Musical, 1953
Production Credits:Lyrics by Arthur Freed ; music by Nacio Herb Brown ; musical direction, Lennie Hayton ; musical numbers staged and directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen ; director of photography, Harold Rosson ; art directors, Cedric Gibbons and Randall Duell ; film editor, Adrienne Fazan ; recording supervisor, Douglas Shearer ; orchestrations by Conrad Salinger, Wally Heglin and Skip Martin ; vocal arrangements by Jeff Alexander ; set decorations, Edwin B. Willis, Jacque Mapes ; special effects, Warren Newcombe, Irving G. Ries ; costumes designed by Walter Plunkett.