Made in the golden era of MGM musicals, Singing' in the Rain (1952) is an American musical film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds. Based in 1920’s Hollywood, the story is a comedic take on the talkie revolution, as a silent film actor struggles to transition into the era of sound films and decides to make a musical.
Unlike many of the biggest musicals of Hollywood's Golden Era, Sing’n in the Rain had only a few songs composed specifically for this movie. While the film comes complete with popular music and songs composed by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed, most were originally released from 1929 through the early 1930s, and were already used in previous films, such as the title song.
While musical numbers account for
