Singing the Rain

Tap, twirl, smile, laugh (repeat). This month we celebrate music! Each Friday we have popcorn for dinner and enjoy family movie night. We kicked off our celebration with the classic musical Singing in the Rain. I admit, I had never seen the film.

The movie was wonderful, absolutely wonderful. I was taken back by how much I enjoyed watching it with the girls. The costumes were beautiful. The dancing was spectacular. The story line was interesting, but at parts challenging for the girls to follow. In the end it didn’t matter because, to my surprise, the movie is hilarious. The old school physical humor was sprinkled throughout the film. The girls were thoroughly amused. While I was tempted to include a video of the title song in today’s post this was actually Quinn’s favorite number in the musical.

I was shocked to find out that *this* was Rose’s favorite dance. She liked the ballet style &
the way the dancer used the veil throughout the performance. I too was memorized.

Parents’ Review: Two thumbs up from Mom & Dad.
Girls’ Review: The girls watched the musical a second time before we returned it to the library.
They’ve been twirling around the house. Yeah, they liked it.  They liked it a lot.

What is your favorite number in the musical? Let’s chat in the comments.

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Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

IMBD Ratings: 8.4/10
Rotten Tomato: 91% of audiences liked it
Common Sense Media: Suggests Film for Children 6+
Rating: G  Length: 103 min

Did you know? {Source: IMBD Trivia}

• The script was written after the songs, and so the writers had to generate a plot into which the songs would fit.
• While the film makes a central point of the idea that Kathy’s voice is dubbed over Lina Lamont’s, what is not told is that, ironically, in some of these songs – notably “Would You” and “You Are My Lucky Star” – Debbie Reynolds, the actress who plays Kathy, is actually dubbed by Betty Noyes.
• The original negative of this film was destroyed in a fire.
• Debbie Reynolds remarked many years later that making this movie and surviving childbirth were the two hardest things she’s ever had to do.
• Read more fun facts on IMBD.