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Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds, and featuring Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Rita Moreno and Cyd Charisse in supporting roles. It offers a lighthearted depiction of Hollywood in the late 1920s, with the three stars portraying performers caught up in the transition from silent films to "talkies". Arthur Freed conceived the idea of the film based on the back catalogs of songs written by himself and Nacio Herb Brown. Because many of the songs had been written during the transition from silent films to "talkies", writers Betty Comden and Adolph Green decided that was when the story should be set. When the story morphed into that of a romantic hero with a vaudevillian background surviving the transition period in Hollywood and falling back onto his old song-and-dance habits, Kelly, who was chosen for the lead along with Donen, responded enthusia

Singin' in the Rain - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1952 film by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen For other uses, see Singin' in the Rain (disambiguation) . Singin' in the Rain Theatrical release poster Directed by Gene Kelly Stanley Donen Written by Betty Comden Adolph Green Suggested by " Singin' in the Rain " Produced by Arthur Freed Starring Gene Kelly Donald O'Connor Debbie Reynolds Jean Hagen Millard Mitchell Cyd Charisse Cinematography Harold Rosson Edited by Adrienne Fazan Music by Lennie Hayton (musical direction) Songs: Arthur Freed (lyrics) Nacio Herb B

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