Principal cast
Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen and Millard Mitchell
Film 10 of 498 on the Screen Path
Singin' in the Rain
What a Glorious Feeling!
About the film
Singin' in the Rain at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1952 film at stop 10 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.
Key craft credits
Harold Rosson (director of photography), Adrienne Fazan (editor), Adolph Green (screenplay), Betty Comden (screenplay) and Cedric Gibbons (art direction)
- Director
- Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly
- Release
- 1952-04-10
- Runtime
- 103 minutes
- Genres
- Comedy and Romance
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 25 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 25 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
25 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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Full cast
- Gene KellyCharacter: Don Lockwood
- Donald O'ConnorCharacter: Cosmo Brown
- Debbie ReynoldsCharacter: Kathy Selden
- Jean HagenCharacter: Lina Lamont
- Millard MitchellCharacter: R.F. Simpson
- Cyd CharisseCharacter: Dancer
- Douglas FowleyCharacter: Roscoe Dexter
- Rita MorenoCharacter: Zelda Zanders
- Mae ClarkeCharacter: Hairdresser (uncredited)
- Bess FlowersCharacter: Audience Member (uncredited)
- Robert FoulkCharacter: Matt - Policeman (uncredited)
- Kathleen FreemanCharacter: Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
Full crew
Full crew
- Stanley DonenCredits: Director, Choreographer
- Gene KellyCredits: Director, Choreographer
- Adolph GreenCredits: Screenplay, Story
- Arthur FreedCredits: Producer, Lyricist
- Adrienne FazanCredits: Editor
- Randall DuellCredits: Art Direction
- Cedric GibbonsCredits: Art Direction
- Walter PlunkettCredits: Costume Design
- Warren NewcombeCredits: Special Effects
- Irving G. RiesCredits: Special Effects
- Jacques MapesCredits: Set Decoration
- Edwin B. WillisCredits: Set Decoration
- Betty ComdenCredits: Screenplay, Story
- William TuttleCredits: Makeup Designer
- Lennie HaytonCredits: Music Director
- Nacio Herb BrownCredits: Music
- Skip MartinCredits: Orchestrator
- Harold RossonCredits: Director of Photography
- Sydney GuilaroffCredits: Hair Designer
- Douglas ShearerCredits: Recording Supervision
- Conrad SalingerCredits: Orchestrator
- Wally HeglinCredits: Orchestrator
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