Release CalendarDVD & Blu-ray ReleasesTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsIn TheatersComing SoonMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysAPA Heritage MonthSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)

Singin' in the Rain

  • 19521952
  • GG
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
237K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,718
1,233
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
  • IMDbPro
Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Trailer for the classic musical Singin' in the Rain, starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds.
Play trailer4:02
5 Videos
99+ Photos
  • Comedy
  • Musical
  • Romance

A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.

IMDb RATING
8.3/10
237K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,718
1,233
  • Directors
    • Stanley Donen
    • Gene Kelly
  • Writers
    • Betty Comden(story by)
    • Adolph Green(story by)
  • Stars
    • Gene Kelly
    • Donald O'Connor
    • Debbie Reynolds
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Stanley Donen
    • Gene Kelly
  • Writers
    • Betty Comden(story by)
    • Adolph Green(story by)
  • Stars
    • Gene Kelly
    • Donald O'Connor
    • Debbie Reynolds
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 767User reviews
    • 172Critic reviews
    • 99Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #85
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 7 wins & 9 nominations total

    Videos5

    Singin' in the Rain
    Trailer 4:02
    Singin' in the Rain
    Singin' in the Rain
    Trailer 1:20
    Singin' in the Rain
    'Singin in the Rain' | Sing-a-Long Mashup
    Clip 0:47
    'Singin in the Rain' | Sing-a-Long Mashup
    Jenna Dewan's Favorite Dance Movie Scenes
    Video 3:19
    Jenna Dewan's Favorite Dance Movie Scenes
    What to Watch on 4/20 With the Cast of 'Super Troopers 2'
    Video 1:25
    What to Watch on 4/20 With the Cast of 'Super Troopers 2'

    Photos279

    Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in Singin' in the Rain (1952)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Gene Kelly
    Gene Kelly
    • Don Lockwoodas Don Lockwood
    Donald O'Connor
    Donald O'Connor
    • Cosmo Brownas Cosmo Brown
    Debbie Reynolds
    Debbie Reynolds
    • Kathy Seldenas Kathy Selden
    Jean Hagen
    Jean Hagen
    • Lina Lamontas Lina Lamont
    Millard Mitchell
    Millard Mitchell
    • R.F. Simpsonas R.F. Simpson
    Cyd Charisse
    Cyd Charisse
    • Danceras Dancer
    Douglas Fowley
    Douglas Fowley
    • Roscoe Dexteras Roscoe Dexter
    Rita Moreno
    Rita Moreno
    • Zelda Zandersas Zelda Zanders
    Dawn Addams
    Dawn Addams
    • Teresa - a Lady-in-Waitingas Teresa - a Lady-in-Waiting
    • (uncredited)
    John Albright
    • Call Boyas Call Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Betty Allen
    • Chorus Girlas Chorus Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Sue Allen
    • Chorus Girlas Chorus Girl
    • (uncredited)
    John Angelo
    • Danceras Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Marie Ardell
    • Chorus Girlas Chorus Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Bette Arlen
    • 'Miss January' in 'Beautiful Girl' segmentas 'Miss January' in 'Beautiful Girl' segment
    • (uncredited)
    David Bair
    • Chorus Boyas Chorus Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmy Bates
    • Boyas Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Bayless
    • Audience Memberas Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Stanley Donen
      • Gene Kelly
    • Writers
      • Betty Comden(story by)
      • Adolph Green(story by)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
    • All cast & crew

    More like this

    North by Northwest
    8.3
    North by Northwest
    Citizen Kane
    8.3
    Citizen Kane
    Casablanca
    8.5
    Casablanca
    Some Like It Hot
    8.2
    Some Like It Hot
    Sunset Blvd.
    8.4
    Sunset Blvd.
    Vertigo
    8.3
    Vertigo
    Gone with the Wind
    8.2
    Gone with the Wind
    Rear Window
    8.5
    Rear Window
    Lawrence of Arabia
    8.3
    Lawrence of Arabia
    Double Indemnity
    8.3
    Double Indemnity
    An American in Paris
    7.2
    An American in Paris
    Witness for the Prosecution
    8.4
    Witness for the Prosecution

    Storyline

    Edit
    1927 Hollywood. Monumental Pictures' biggest stars, glamorous on-screen couple Lina Lamont and Don Lockwood, are also an off-screen couple if the trade papers and gossip columns are to be believed. Both perpetuate the public perception if only to please their adoring fans and bring people into the movie theaters. In reality, Don barely tolerates her, while Lina, despite thinking Don beneath her, simplemindedly believes what she sees on screen in order to bolster her own stardom and sense of self-importance. R.F. Simpson, Monumental's head, dismisses what he thinks is a flash in the pan: talking pictures. It isn't until The Jazz Singer (1927) becomes a bona fide hit which results in all the movie theaters installing sound equipment that R.F. knows Monumental, most specifically in the form of Don and Lina, have to jump on the talking picture bandwagon, despite no one at the studio knowing anything about the technology. Musician Cosmo Brown, Don's best friend, gets hired as Monumental's ideas man and musical director. And by this time, Don has secretly started dating Kathy Selden, a chorus girl who is trying to make it big in pictures herself. Don and Kathy's relationship is despite their less than friendly initial meeting. Cosmo and Kathy help Don, who had worked his way up through the movie ranks to stardom, try make the leap to talking picture stardom, with Kathy following along the way. However, they have to overcome the technological issues. But the bigger problem is Lina, who will do anything to ensure she also makes the successful leap into talking pictures, despite her own inabilities and at anyone and everyone else's expense if they get in her way, especially Kathy as Don's off screen girlfriend and possibly his new talking picture leading lady. —Huggo
    • movie studio
    • 1920s
    • film within a film
    • femme fatale
    • hollywood california
    • 226 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Singin' Swingin' Glorious Feelin' Technicolor Musical
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Musical
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Re-Issue from 1952
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      For the "Make 'em Laugh" number, Gene Kelly asked Donald O'Connor to revive a trick he had done as a young dancer: running up a wall and completing a somersault. The number was so physically taxing that O'Connor, who smoked four packs of cigarettes a day at the time, ended up in a hospital bed for a week after its completion. He suffered from exhaustion and painful carpet burns. Unfortunately, an accident ruined all of the initial footage, so after a brief rest O'Connor agreed to do the difficult number all over again.
    • Goofs
      During the Cyd Charisse nightclub dance number, when she's wrapped around Gene Kelly, her body completely changes position between frames due to a clumsy edit. According to commentary on the special edition DVD, this cut of only a few frames' duration dates back to the original release of the film and no one knows why it exists.
    • Quotes

      [Don Lockwood is being mobbed by several fans on the street]

      Don Lockwood: [desperately] Hey, Cos! Do something! Call me a cab!

      Cosmo Brown: OK, you're a cab.

      Don Lockwood: [unimpressed] Thanks a lot!

    • Connections
      Edited from The Three Musketeers (1948)
    • Soundtracks
      Fit as a Fiddle
      (1932)

      Music by Al Hoffman (uncredited) and Al Goodhart (uncredited)

      Lyrics by Arthur Freed

      Originally from the 1932 stage revue "George White's Music Hall Varieties"

      Sung by Gene Kelly (uncredited) and Donald O'Connor (uncredited)

    User reviews767

    Review
    Top review
    Trot Out the Accolades--It's Unparalleled
    This is my favorite movie musical with no stage forebear.

    Consider what's in the mix: A cachet of songs, all tried-and-true from other movies. A cast that was at the top of its form, all the way from Kelly himself to the supporting leads played by Rita Moreno and Millard Mitchell. A script that is, at once, romantic and exciting and sharp and funny.

    Stir together with a generous heaping of MGM color and a dash of a director with a stellar pedigree and the result is, well, something like "Singin' in the Rain."

    There's not a misstep in the movie's entire 103-minute running time. I love the pokes at early filmmaking ("She never *did* figure out where that microphone was, boss!") and the sheer energy of the musical numbers ("Fit as a Fiddle," "Good Mornin'").

    Not only that, but there's not a more romantic scene in all of filmdom that can compare with Reynolds and Kelly dancing to "You Were Meant for Me." Their side-by-side tap dancing says more about how they feel about each other than pages and pages of dialog.

    Great stuff!

    If you think this movie is just the sequence of Kelly splashing like a five-year-old in a puddle, you obviously haven't seen the entire film. Do so--now! You won't regret it!

    PS: In the "rent-this-too" category, if you've seen and love "Singin' in the Rain," check out "The Band Wagon." It skewers the world of theater in much the same way as this film roasts Hollywood!
    helpful•72
    26
    • dweck
    • Feb 1, 1999

    FAQ8

    • What is 'Singin' in the Rain' about?
    • Is 'Singin' in the Rain' based on a book?
    • What was the real first full-length 'talkie'?

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • April 11, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Pojmo v dežju
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Budget
      • $2,540,800 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,884,537
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,643
      • Nov 10, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,923,485
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

    Related news

    ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’ Film Review: Plenty of Cozy but Not Much Drama in This For-Fans-Only Sequel
    ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’ Film Review: Plenty of Cozy but Not Much Drama in This For-Fans-Only Sequel
    May 19The Wrap
    ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’: Filmmakers Say, Don’t Call It a ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ Ripoff!
    ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’: Filmmakers Say, Don’t Call It a ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ Ripoff!
    May 18Indiewire

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    Top Gap
    What is the Hindi language plot outline for Singin' in the Rain (1952)?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    View list
    List
    The 10 Most Anticipated Marvel and DC Movies
    See the full list
    View list
    List
    2022 TV Guide: The Best Shows Coming This Year
    See the full list

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Interest-Based Ads

    © 1990-2022 by IMDb.com, Inc.