Gene Kelly
Donald O'Connor
Debbie Reynolds
Jean Hagen
Cyd Charisse
Millard Mitchell
Rita Moreno
Douglas Fowley
Stanley Donen
Gene Kelly
Singin' in the Rain takes place in 1927. It is about the transition from silent films to "talkies." There is also a romance between Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly's characters.
The Script was written after the songs, and the plot had to focus around them.
Gene Kelly had a 103 degree fever while dancing the title song.
The rain was mixed with milk so it would show up more, and it caused Gene Kelly's wool suit to shrink.
In some parts Debbie Reynolds is dubbed by Betty Royce.
When Debbie Reynolds is dubbing Lina, it is actually Jean Hagen's real voice.
It was Cyd Charisse's first time to smoke a cigerette in the Broadway Melody part, she never picked up a cigerette again.
Donals O'conner won a Golden Globe for his supporting role in the musical/comedy catagory.
Betty Comden and Adolf Green won WGA Award for best written musical.
