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Release Date:
11 April 1952 (USA)
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Tagline:
Singin' Swingin' Glorious Feelin' Technicolor Musical more
Plot:
A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 3 wins
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7 nominations
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One of the best Hollywood musicals
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Gene Kelly | ... | Don Lockwood | |
| Donald O'Connor | ... | Cosmo Brown | |
| Debbie Reynolds | ... | Kathy Selden | |
| Jean Hagen | ... | Lina Lamont | |
| Millard Mitchell | ... | R.F. Simpson | |
| Cyd Charisse | ... | Dancer | |
| Douglas Fowley | ... | Roscoe Dexter | |
| Rita Moreno | ... | Zelda Zanders |
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Runtime:
103 min
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Color (Technicolor) |
Black and White
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
USA:Approved (certificate #15511) (original rating) |
USA:TV-G (TV rating) |
USA:Passed (National Board of Review) |
Iceland:L |
Germany:12 |
South Korea:All |
Japan:G (2009) |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:G |
Finland:S |
Netherlands:AL |
Portugal:M/6 |
Spain:T |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:U |
USA:G (new rating) (1975) |
West Germany:12
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Only 19 when cast to play the film, Debbie Reynolds lived with her parents and commuted to the set. She had to wake up at 4:00 a.m. and ride three different buses to the studio; sometimes, to avoid the commute, she would just sleep on the set.
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Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: During "Moses Supposes", while Cosmo Brown (Donald O'Connor) & Don Lamont (Gene Kelly) are on the bench in front of the window wrapped in the striped draperies, Kelly's mouth movement to the lyrics gets out of sync.
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Dora Bailey: [broadcasting on radio] This is Dora Bailey, ladies and gentlemen, talking to you from the front of the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. What a night, ladies and gentlemen, what a night! Every star in Hollywood's heaven is here to make Monumental Pictures' premiere of "The Royal Rascal" the outstanding event of 1927! Everyone is breathlessly awaiting the arrival of Lina Lamont and Don Lockwood!
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Dora Bailey: [broadcasting on radio] This is Dora Bailey, ladies and gentlemen, talking to you from the front of the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. What a night, ladies and gentlemen, what a night! Every star in Hollywood's heaven is here to make Monumental Pictures' premiere of "The Royal Rascal" the outstanding event of 1927! Everyone is breathlessly awaiting the arrival of Lina Lamont and Don Lockwood!
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Movie Connections:
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Soundtrack:
Make 'Em Laugh
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A NOTE REGARDING SPOILERSHow much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
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This isn't my all time favorite (that goes to "Meet me in St. Louis") but this is definitely in the top 10. This is a fictitous musical comedy of the 1920s when silent films became "talkies". It chronicles how it affects Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly), his leading lady Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen), best friend Cosmo (Donald O'Connor) and Lockwood's new girlfriend Kathey Selden (Debbie Reynolds). Problem is Lina has a voice that can cut glass and doesn't like lockwood falling for Selden...
This movie has one highlight after another. Almost all the numbers are great--the title tune, "Make 'Em Laugh", "Beautiful Girl", "Good Morning" on and on. My two favorites are two short ones: "Fit as a Fiddle" which has incredible dancing from Kelly and O'Connor and "Would You?" at the end. Kelly isn't that good acting (he never was) but his dancing is superb; Reynolds (only 19 when she did this) is beautiful, energetic and full of life; Hagen is uproarious as Lamont (she was nominated for an Academy Award--she should have won!) and O'Connor is just great as Cosmo (his "Make Em' Laugh" number has astounding dancing). It's hard to believe that Reynolds and O'Connor hated working with Kelly (he was obnoxious, VERY demanding and a tyrant)--it's a credit to their acting that it never comes through.
I only have one (small) complaint--the big, elaborate production number with Cyd Charisse in the middle. It LOOKS great and colorful--but it brings the film to a screeching halt and is way too long. After it ends I have trouble remembering where the film left off! Still, that's a small problem. This remains one of the 10 best movie musicals ever made. HIGHLY recommended!