1950s Movie Reviews: Singin In The Rain (1952)

When it comes to happy, feel good movies that are good for the whole family, the 1950s were certainly a good decade for them. Some well known musicals that were made into film that came out of the 1950s include Oklahoma, South Pacific, Carousel and the delightful Singin In The Rain.


Singin' In The Rain takes place in 1927 around the dawn of "the talkie" (aka. films with sound). Don Lockwood, a silent film star, was a humble actor who's fame did not only come by hard work, but with the help of his friend and former partner Cosmo Brown. His leading lady, Lina Lamont, was a often shallow, squeaky voiced diva who mistakes their on film romances as the real thing even though the feelings were not mutual. Lockwood preferred the company of an aspiring young actress by the name of Kathy Selden whom he met while escaping from fans one evening.

It wasn't long before the technology of the "talkie" made it's way to Monumental Studios and after a particularly disastrous premier of their latest film, they decided to remake it into a musical. Along with their plans for a musical came the idea of dubbing Lina's voice with the aspiring Kathy's. Will Kathy find get the break she worked so hard for? Will Lina, out of jealousy retaliate and sabotage the budding romance between Kathy and Don? Will the new musical be successful?

I must say that this movie is truly a fun classic and the comedy never gets old.