Classic Films

yellowdogintexas

(22,250 posts) Sun Mar 12, 2023, 08:19 PM Mar 2023

Enjoying "Singing in the Rain" just got the DVD

For some reason we did not have it on DVD so I gave it to Mr YD.

We love this movie!

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Enjoying "Singing in the Rain" just got the DVD (Original Post) yellowdogintexas Mar 2023 OP

Love it XanaDUer2 Mar 2023 #1

A Great Movie. n/t mockmonkey Mar 2023 #2

Just recalling the girl who had to speak in her real voice for the first time on camera efhmc Mar 2023 #3

Moses supposes his toeses are roses Clash City Rocker Mar 2023 #4

Poor Debbie Reynolds was so sore BigmanPigman Mar 2023 #5

It was Louis B. Mayer who cast Debbie Reynolds, and against the advise of Gene Kelly too. Auggie Mar 2023 #6

XanaDUer2

(10,638 posts)

1. Love it

Reply to yellowdogintexas (Original post)

Sun Mar 12, 2023, 08:21 PM

Mar 2023

Just saw it on tcm

mockmonkey

(2,815 posts)

2. A Great Movie. n/t

Reply to yellowdogintexas (Original post)

Sun Mar 12, 2023, 08:24 PM

Mar 2023

efhmc

(14,725 posts)

3. Just recalling the girl who had to speak in her real voice for the first time on camera

Reply to yellowdogintexas (Original post)

Sun Mar 12, 2023, 08:29 PM

Mar 2023

makes me laugh.

Clash City Rocker

(3,396 posts)

4. Moses supposes his toeses are roses

Reply to yellowdogintexas (Original post)

Sun Mar 12, 2023, 08:32 PM

Mar 2023

But Moses supposes erroneously.
Moses he knowses his toeses aren't roses,
As Moses supposes his toeses to be!

BigmanPigman

(51,584 posts)

5. Poor Debbie Reynolds was so sore

Reply to yellowdogintexas (Original post)

Sun Mar 12, 2023, 09:11 PM

Mar 2023

she would go off and cry under a piano between scenes. Gene Kelly was a perfectionist and she was just starting out as an actress. I love the costume designs.

Auggie

(31,160 posts)

6. It was Louis B. Mayer who cast Debbie Reynolds, and against the advise of Gene Kelly too.

Reply to yellowdogintexas (Original post)

Fri Mar 17, 2023, 07:32 PM

Mar 2023

Kelley was just being honest in pointing out that Reynolds was a singer, not a dancer.

"She'll learn," said Mayer.

Learn she did.

Tough cookie.

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