SINGIN' IN THE RAIN -- Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, dirs

©1952
studio: Warner Home Video
production company: Loew's Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
dir: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
cast: Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Jean hagen, Millard Mitchell, Cyd Charisse, Rita Moreno
screenplay: Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Musical

A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound. [from IMDb]

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I like this film. I'm a tremendous fan of Gene Kelly, and of course this movie is a classic.

The story isn't great, but it serves the song and dance numbers adequately. The whole "modern number" bit for the transformed silent-to-talkie film is waaaaay over the top, but again, it serves to get the dance numbers in to the film.

Because it's a classic, it deserves watching. The title song deserves the attention it has received, as Kelly does it well, and almost anyone who has discovered they are in love can understand and appreciate his mood and playfulness in the song.

Is it Gene Kelly's best? No. But on a whole, all the idividual parts come through quite well.

Recommended.