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Singin' in the Rain

What a Glorious Feeling!

1952103 minutesComedy and RomanceDirected by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly
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.

Principal cast

Gene Kelly as Don Lockwood, Donald O'Connor as Cosmo Brown, Debbie Reynolds as Kathy Selden, Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont, and Millard Mitchell as R.F. Simpson

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.

Spoiler-free
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After the film

Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.

Contains spoilers
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Quiz yourself

Answer 25 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.

25 questions in this journey

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