Singin' in the Rain
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DFS: Music and the Movies

Singin' in the Rain

presented in 35mm
January 15, 2026

This affectionately funny musical about the film industry's uneasy transition from silents to 'talkies' stars Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds.

Singin' in the Rain – Official Trailer

 

Musician Don Lockwood (Kelly) rises to stardom during Hollywood's silent-movie era—paired with the beautiful, jealous and dumb Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen). When Lockwood becomes attracted to young studio singer Kathy Selden (Reynolds), Lamont has her fired. But with the introduction of talking pictures, audiences laugh when they hear Lockwood speak for the first time—and the studio uses Selden to dub her voice.

Set during the advent of "talkies," this insider's take on the industry includes beloved song-and-dance numbers that celebrate the beginning of movie musicals. Among the musical highlights: the knockout Make 'Em Laugh; the big Broadway Melody number; and Kelly's stunning bit of magic on a drenched set. 

D: Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, US, 1952, 103m

Programmed as part of the Dartmouth Film Society series "Music and the Movies"

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