Singin' in the Rain (8/8) Movie CLIP - Switch-a-Roo (1952) HD

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
During Lina's (Jean Hagen) performance, the men open the curtain to reveal the true singer - Kathy (Debbie Reynolds).

FILM DESCRIPTION:
Hollywood, 1927: the silent-film romantic team of Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) and Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen) is the toast of Tinseltown. While Lockwood and Lamont personify smoldering passions onscreen, in real life the down-to-earth Lockwood can't stand the egotistical, brainless Lina. He prefers the company of aspiring actress Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds), whom he met while escaping his screaming fans. Watching these intrigues from the sidelines is Cosmo Brown (Donald O'Connor), Don's best pal and on-set pianist. Cosmo is promoted to musical director of Monumental Pictures by studio head R.F. Simpson (Millard Mitchell) when the talking-picture revolution commences. That's all right for Cosmo, but how will talkies affect the upcoming Lockwood-Lamont vehicle "The Dueling Cavalier"? Don, an accomplished song-and-dance man, should have no trouble adapting to the microphone. Lina, however, is another matter; put as charitably as possible, she has a voice that sounds like fingernails on a blackboard. The disastrous preview of the team's first talkie has the audience howling with derisive laughter. On the strength of the plot alone, concocted by the matchless writing team of Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Singin' in the Rain is a delight. But with the addition of MGM's catalog of Arthur Freed-Nacio Herb Brown songs -- "You Were Meant for Me," "You Are My Lucky Star," "The Broadway Melody," and of course the title song -- the film becomes one of the greatest Hollywood musicals ever made.

CREDITS:
TM & © Warner Bros. (1952)
Cast: Gene Kelly, Millard Mitchell, Donald O'Connor, Jean Hagen, Debbie Reynolds
Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
Producers: Arthur Freed, Roger Edens
Screenwriters: Adolph Green, Betty Comden

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[ps]

1:28 love that all three of them just unitedly went “let’s end this woman’s career.”

[MWolfL]

Loved it when Cosmo took over singing the song! XD

[twofacetoo]

Gotta be honest, Donald O'Connor killed it in every scene he was in, his body-language and expressions were spot-on every time.

[liamgoff]

Cosmo had to take over the mic to prove that Cathy was the real one singing

[dreadfury]

Rest in Peace, Debbie Reynolds.

2016 has no chill.

[helensondergaard]

Miss LuMont may have a horrible voice, but her lip-syncing skills are on point.

[India.H]

I love how until Don started yelling, Cosmo was just still singing

[lindafurr]

R.I.P. Gene Kelly, Donald O'Conner and Debbie Reynolds.

[Tarkus_H]

*Tells the band to play in A flat.*
*The band then plays the song in E flat.*

[Enang-Xbox]

the face of gene kelly at 0:53 almost killed me XD

[rachels]

Isn't it kind of weird that Lina is oblivious to people laughing so loudly at her until Cosmo starts to sing?

[brendanlittle]

One of the funniest moments in the movie is when they start imitating her doing the hand movements. That is such a funny bit.

[peytonwingate]

I know it was fake but I have to point out that Lina had a beautiful stage presence. She really put emotion and pazazz into her “singing”. Can we just give her a hand for her acting skills, please?🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[shimmeringfairydust]

The acting in this film was equal to its dancing and singing. Truly one of the very best films EVER

[sonehillchung]

omgoshh gene kelly's expressions are so hilarious

[myjudgementalself]

Fun fact, All of Cathy's singing is actually Lina’s actress dubbing her. So this scene is Lina being dubbed by Cathy, being played by Debbie, being dubbed by Lina's actress, whose name I’ve forgotten. Rainception.

[jackace]

1:24 The guys singing and taking action is the funniest of the movie...

Cathy's reaction when the curtains pulled was priceless....

Cosmo's voice is cool when he came in....

[TheGeekMonster]

Kathy looks so terribly heartbroken and pitiful when she starts singing. Wringing her hands, looking like she's about to burst into tears. I still feel so awful for her, even after seeing this 100 times!

[TomC]

Jean Hagen (Lina Lamont) is sensational, beautiful and an excellent actress. I love her acting.

[balerie]

I can't stop laughing at Don Lockwood's face when they do Lina's arm motion. Hahaha