Nobody has ever matched the talents of Mr. Donald O'Connor. Nobody has and nobody will. This man is amazing in all he does. He can sing, dance, act, do comedy, and be romantic all at once! What a man!
My mom (born four years after Mr O) always liked him, but I never knew why since I had never seen his work from the 30s, 40s, and 50s. That changed a few months ago when I watched CALL ME MADAM. Unfortunately youtube has removed it, but there are still clips and some of his full movies. I don't know if I am addicted to, am obsessed with, have a crush on, or am simply in love with him - or maybe all of the above. I can't get enough of Donald.
I cannot believe how fast he's going on top of those dryers towards the end!! Honestly, I don't think I've ever heard taps that quick and that perfectly timed! Amazing!!!
Thanks for posting. Never saw this clip. But it proves once again that Donald O'Connor takes no second place to anyone. He is the greatest all around musical talent in the history of film. Period.
Donald O’Connor was a very talented and athletic dancer. His two most memorable performances to my mind were the ‘Make ‘Em Laugh’ routine in ‘’Singing In The Rain’ and the roller skating number in the gazebo with Noreen Corcoran in ‘I Love Melvin’.
Oh my goodness, the jump at 1.55, and of course not forgetting the wonderful singing and tapping too.. Donald was a superb 'all-rounder'.. All done with finesse, skill and a twinkling smile as well.. *sighs*
Donald O'Connors feet were flying in this number. I swear, he had springs in his feet and legs . He could Dance circles around them All. Poetry in motion 😊❤️
My favourite part is at around 4:10 when he holds out his hand for each lady. The sound of the taps and music is fantastic, and i think it's a really neat part. :) He looks so smooth doing it!
Donald O'Connor had the machine-gun taps like Ann Miller.....both terrific tap dancers that lit up the screen so many times in the musicals of the 40's and 50's that we had the fortune to have seen them then, and now thanks to RUclips.
@@kbfults The movie that Donald O'Connor and the Nicholas Brothers we're in together was called "Anything Goes" it also starred Bing Crosby and Mitzi Gaynor. The other one that he starred in with Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds was called "Singing in the Rain" and that's the one where he did the flips off the wall and all kinds of acrobatic moves during a song called "Make Em Laugh" Trivia about that movie that it took him 3 days to film it but then had to have bed rest for a couple of weeks only to be told he had to perform at all over again because it accidentally got erased. I was lucky enough to dance on the stage with Donald O'Connor when I was 12. My mom had taken me to a fundraiser and Donald O'Connor was there to help boost the donations from that room full of women. My mom told him that I could tap dance and they had me come up front and they introduce him to me. He asked me if he showed me a few steps could I repeat them with him and I said yes and so we did a short dance afterwards they gave me an autographed picture of him. At the time I had no clue who he was otherwise I would have made more of a fuss about being able to do that with him if only I had known. It would have been so nice to have a video of that.
@@kbfults that was singing in the Rain with Gene, Debbie, Donald. Dancing. He does his famous " MAKE EM LAUGH" ROUTINE. GREAT MOVIE. I HAVE IT TAPED ON MY TV AND WATCH IT OFTEN.
@@suzannejensen275 you were one lucky girl. A room full of women with a famous movie star guest.....and noone had a camera for a picture of the two of you dancing? Now that's sad!. Congrats on meeting him. I loved him at 8 to 15 years old. Saw all of his movies and wrote him a fan letter. He sent picture. It got lost over the next 60 years. 🎶
@@nancywood9531 Oh how I wish we had the technology we have now my mom could have found it on her phone but sadly in 1972 people didn't even have cell phones that could take pictures or record a video. Cameras were still a bit big and people just didn't carry them all the time and I'm sure these rich women will be the type to be carrying around a camera. I'm not even sure they would've been allowed to bring a camera in there room. There was so many events that we went to that didn't allow cameras. I know when we went and watched Victor Borga it said no cameras allowed on the program. We were lucky enough to go back stage and meet him. He was very nice and autographed our programs . Later in life I did carry a camera and was able to get pictures of Count Basie and his band, Charlton Heston and his wife, William shatner and Loretta Swit. Wow Nancy that was probably so exciting to get the picture in the mail. Like you sadly over the years my picture they gave me has long disappeared. I would've loved to still have that picture of such a talented man.
@@suzannejensen275 oh, thank you so much Sizanne for that delightful come back answer. My mother worked in a nice clothing store downtown in Orrumwa Iowa .it was on the main street and in same block as 3 movie theaters. Stores open until 9 on Thursday. Ights SO the theater was my baby sitter Thursday nights and all day Saturday. 25 cent admission. 10 cent popcorn, or candy. The movies ran as double feature sometimes but always continuously. Never stopped. Cartoon. News reel then started again so I would see a couple movies over and over again on Saturdays. I would write to movie stars I liked in care of the studio ( Paramount, Universal Studio, MGM etc in Hollywood.) I received pictures from many including Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Mktzi Gaynor, Audey Murphy, Donald, Gene Kelly, Roy Rogers, to name a few. Little did I know then how meaningful those pictures would be 65 years later. I still have a few but somehow in all my moves over the years some were lost and a few I gave away. You danced with him on stage. What a neat memory is that! In my married life we were avid car show circuit goers as we owned a great 29 Plymouth street rod. I met numerous musical greats. Got autographs, talked to them and we went to so many music concerts. I danced with Chubby Checker onstage and with Paul ( of Paul and Paula fame) . Became friends with Bobby Vee and went to dinner with him and Dell Shannon. Met little Anthony backstage, the Temptations , Bill Haley & Comets. Wolfman Jack, Everly Brothers. Beachboys. , Jan & Dean....the list. Goes on for the 20 year period. I have a huge autograph book full and Bill Haleys guitar string. Gene Krupa signed a drum head backstage for my young son who was a drummer... Memories I feel so honored to have. You as well have been blessed to know the greats. It's been a pleasure to meet you. My hubby now as shut in is old musicals, and old cowboy shows...to see history as it was. Great movies and wonderful music years. Today's music is so much crap and movies terrible. Thank God for youtube to keep both alive.....blessings to you, Nancy. 🎶🎬🎶📽❣
The amazing Donald O'Connor was only a tiny little bit behind Fred and Gene. He was a very very talented man and comic. one of the greatest talents of all time. there is no doubt about it.
@@bobbrawley2612 not far behind, but he never had the half dozen or more truly great musicals that Fred & Gene managed. But I want to day Donald was their equal in terms of sheer talent. He is a delight to watch on the screen. Like Danny Kaye, everybody loved him.
The song is just meant to be funny - war-of-the-sexes comedy, 1949-style. Later on his character's wife sings a song that goes 'Men are all just spoiled little children'. It's actually a very charming film ('Yes Sir, That's My Baby'), and I wish Universal would give it (and lots of other Donald films) a proper release! It is kinda funny that the four guys with him are so much larger than he is... there's a scene where one of them demonstrates his baby-burping technique - using Donald.
@cpnstav I agree. O'Connor was overlooked, underrated by far. The lousy Universal studio production values and directors assigned to him didn't help him any. Had he gotten to Metro about 10 years earlier than he did, he would've been a much bigger star.
And back to Donald ... I don't know why, but I like that 'clapping' piece at 3:39! Someone somewhere wrote that if he or she could resurrect somebody it would be young Donald O'Connor - so would I!!!!! Definitely!
i always thought guy was better than , other stars that over shadowed him on the billing ..... this dance scene is really good , never seen it before seen a few of his movies spurred on by the classic 'singing in the rain' ( from when i watched it in the 80's ) ....i do find musicals cheesy , but the golden ERA of the musical , they seem to hold worth ...you can't help but admire the talent ..
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A great actor who didn't mind to be a bit ridiculous (accompanied by those biiiiig guys) if it helped the show! And dancing is superb! Donald is unique!
Donald made a movie called " At Sea " ...he loved it and when he died he was creamated and ashes taken out where it was filmed. When his wife Jackie died decade later she was also creamated and ashes taken to same place. Romantic to the very end! ❣
@faith4094 Kelly was 5'7". Have a closer look to Donald's pages, I found that he was 5'53/4 (three quarters). Let's be fair - he was a bit shorter than Gene, but just a bit, nonetheless adorable and fabulously talented!
Why is has this been squeezed/squashed down to make it fit a widescreen format? The movie wasn't made before the widescreen format existed...squeezing it makes everyone look short and...well, WIDE.
The current fad is setting old dance routines to modern music...so...I've set this masterpiece to Vapours by Hot Since 82....try it!....it fits!...I'm sure Donald would have approved.
Donald O'Connor was almost always far better than the material and vehicles given to him. When everything matches (like in Singin' in the Rain) he is dynamite, but the rest of the time he is totally wasted.
Nobody has ever matched the talents of Mr. Donald O'Connor. Nobody has and nobody will. This man is amazing in all he does. He can sing, dance, act, do comedy, and be romantic all at once! What a man!
Well said and spot on. He was in a league all his own.
Amen to that 👍
always my biggest crush of the 1950s , i grew up in the wrong era
My mom (born four years after Mr O) always liked him, but I never knew why since I had never seen his work from the 30s, 40s, and 50s. That changed a few months ago when I watched CALL ME MADAM. Unfortunately youtube has removed it, but there are still clips and some of his full movies. I don't know if I am addicted to, am obsessed with, have a crush on, or am simply in love with him - or maybe all of the above. I can't get enough of Donald.
The days of singing and tap dancing are long gone. Today's stars are mostly one skill wonders.
Are you sure today’s stars are « wonders »?
Today’s actors are untalented hacks.
And once time comes where the one-skill wonders have passed... well... shit.
One of the most underappreciated dancers He was multifaceted and so gifted
I cannot believe how fast he's going on top of those dryers towards the end!! Honestly, I don't think I've ever heard taps that quick and that perfectly timed! Amazing!!!
Thanks for posting. Never saw this clip. But it proves once again that Donald O'Connor takes no second place to anyone. He is the greatest all around musical talent in the history of film. Period.
Absolutely and well said 👌.
Love his dancing, so energetic, fun and talented. Loved him dancing with Gene Kelly in Moses Supposes.
Donald O’Connor was a very talented and athletic dancer. His two most memorable performances to my mind were the ‘Make ‘Em Laugh’ routine in ‘’Singing In The Rain’ and the roller skating number in the gazebo with Noreen Corcoran in ‘I Love Melvin’.
We need this kind of entertainment today bring back real talent tap dancing again.🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼
The late great Gregory Hines, and Savion Glover are inheritors 😉.
Oh my goodness, the jump at 1.55, and of course not forgetting the wonderful singing and tapping too.. Donald was a superb 'all-rounder'.. All done with finesse, skill and a twinkling smile as well.. *sighs*
He was a sheer delight to watch. Unlimited talent, adorable.
1. I could watch him for hours.
2. Nobody is paying any attention to those babies.
cards0486 except for the movie personnel?
Him and Mickey Rooney! They could do it all.
Just recently discovered how good he was. Thanks for this.
The finale with the 3 backflips...WOW!! Awesome!
Donald O'Connors feet were flying in this number. I swear, he had springs in his feet and legs . He could Dance circles around them All. Poetry in motion 😊❤️
The most talented tap dancer, I reckon!
i love his dancing! he was wonderful in singing in the rain too
wow hes really good there isnt gonna be another like him ever again
Perfect statement and spot on
Omg, the way he effortlessly vaulted over the desk!!
Donald O'Connor Is My Favorite Dancer Right Now! He's Sooo Talented,It's Truly Inspirational! So Fresh!
Thanks for posting. This man is an absolute legend! I've thought that ever since I saw 'Singing in the Rain'.
My favourite part is at around 4:10 when he holds out his hand for each lady. The sound of the taps and music is fantastic, and i think it's a really neat part. :) He looks so smooth doing it!
donnald is my absolute favorite. i love him. terribly.
I'm right there with you
Donald was the best durned dancer I've ever seen
i think i just fell a bit more in love with him XD he's so cute (and talented) i wanna hug him!!
Thank you so much for putting this out there. I LOVE Donald O'Connor. And this is a number I have not found before. Thank you for the experience. : )
he's small and adorable!
The clapping tho...I can't handle it. It's too awesome.
Donald O'Connor had the machine-gun taps like Ann Miller.....both terrific tap dancers that lit up the screen so many times in the musicals of the 40's and 50's that we had the fortune to have seen them then, and now thanks to RUclips.
Well said 👌
I love this(: he is so talented.
Donald is only 24 years old here. Ain't he cute?!
Yes! :) I'm 24 right now. :) He's amazing!
He is the biggest crush of my life, since I was 13 😂
@Stephie Green Small but perfectly formed!
Simply adorable 😍
Eu pensava que só eu achava ele fofo. Ele é tão fofinho!!!
i like the song and the words, and of course, that famous back flip from Don, he's the best in this clip I think :) gosh he's swell.
@chaoticlike He is adorable, yet one of the most athletic dancers of the time. See him jump that table? I will help you figure out women Donald.
It would have been great to see him with the Nicholas Brothers. Imagine that!
@@kbfults The movie that Donald O'Connor and the Nicholas Brothers we're in together was called "Anything Goes" it also starred Bing Crosby and Mitzi Gaynor. The other one that he starred in with Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds was called "Singing in the Rain" and that's the one where he did the flips off the wall and all kinds of acrobatic moves during a song called "Make Em Laugh" Trivia about that movie that it took him 3 days to film it but then had to have bed rest for a couple of weeks only to be told he had to perform at all over again because it accidentally got erased. I was lucky enough to dance on the stage with Donald O'Connor when I was 12. My mom had taken me to a fundraiser and Donald O'Connor was there to help boost the donations from that room full of women. My mom told him that I could tap dance and they had me come up front and they introduce him to me. He asked me if he showed me a few steps could I repeat them with him and I said yes and so we did a short dance afterwards they gave me an autographed picture of him. At the time I had no clue who he was otherwise I would have made more of a fuss about being able to do that with him if only I had known. It would have been so nice to have a video of that.
@@kbfults that was singing in the Rain with Gene, Debbie, Donald. Dancing. He does his famous " MAKE EM LAUGH" ROUTINE. GREAT MOVIE. I HAVE IT TAPED ON MY TV AND WATCH IT OFTEN.
@@suzannejensen275 you were one lucky girl. A room full of women with a famous movie star guest.....and noone had a camera for a picture of the two of you dancing? Now that's sad!. Congrats on meeting him. I loved him at 8 to 15 years old. Saw all of his movies and wrote him a fan letter. He sent picture. It got lost over the next 60 years. 🎶
@@nancywood9531 Oh how I wish we had the technology we have now my mom could have found it on her phone but sadly in 1972 people didn't even have cell phones that could take pictures or record a video. Cameras were still a bit big and people just didn't carry them all the time and I'm sure these rich women will be the type to be carrying around a camera. I'm not even sure they would've been allowed to bring a camera in there room. There was so many events that we went to that didn't allow cameras. I know when we went and watched Victor Borga it said no cameras allowed on the program. We were lucky enough to go back stage and meet him. He was very nice and autographed our programs . Later in life I did carry a camera and was able to get pictures of Count Basie and his band, Charlton Heston and his wife, William shatner and Loretta Swit. Wow Nancy that was probably so exciting to get the picture in the mail. Like you sadly over the years my picture they gave me has long disappeared. I would've loved to still have that picture of such a talented man.
@@suzannejensen275 oh, thank you so much Sizanne for that delightful come back answer. My mother worked in a nice clothing store downtown in Orrumwa Iowa .it was on the main street and in same block as 3 movie theaters. Stores open until 9 on Thursday. Ights SO the theater was my baby sitter Thursday nights and all day Saturday. 25 cent admission. 10 cent popcorn, or candy. The movies ran as double feature sometimes but always continuously. Never stopped. Cartoon. News reel then started again so I would see a couple movies over and over again on Saturdays. I would write to movie stars I liked in care of the studio ( Paramount, Universal Studio, MGM etc in Hollywood.) I received pictures from many including Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Mktzi Gaynor, Audey Murphy, Donald, Gene Kelly, Roy Rogers, to name a few. Little did I know then how meaningful those pictures would be 65 years later. I still have a few but somehow in all my moves over the years some were lost and a few I gave away. You danced with him on stage. What a neat memory is that! In my married life we were avid car show circuit goers as we owned a great 29 Plymouth street rod. I met numerous musical greats. Got autographs, talked to them and we went to so many music concerts. I danced with Chubby Checker onstage and with Paul ( of Paul and Paula fame) . Became friends with Bobby Vee and went to dinner with him and Dell Shannon. Met little Anthony backstage, the Temptations , Bill Haley & Comets. Wolfman Jack, Everly Brothers. Beachboys. , Jan & Dean....the list. Goes on for the 20 year period. I have a huge autograph book full and Bill Haleys guitar string. Gene Krupa signed a drum head backstage for my young son who was a drummer... Memories I feel so honored to have. You as well have been blessed to know the greats. It's been a pleasure to meet you. My hubby now as shut in is old musicals, and old cowboy shows...to see history as it was. Great movies and wonderful music years. Today's music is so much crap and movies terrible. Thank God for youtube to keep both alive.....blessings to you, Nancy. 🎶🎬🎶📽❣
The amazing Donald O'Connor was only a tiny little bit behind Fred and Gene.
He was a very very talented man and comic.
one of the greatest talents of all time. there is no doubt about it.
Len Hummel he was little but you are wrong, he was not behind anybody!
@@bubbathebulldog3809 so very true
I would say he is far behind gene and fred but a top notch dancer with that signature comic twist
@@bobbrawley2612 not far behind, but he never had the half dozen or more truly great musicals that Fred & Gene managed. But I want to day Donald was their equal in terms of sheer talent. He is a delight to watch on the screen. Like Danny Kaye, everybody loved him.
@@bubbathebulldog3809 amen to that
The song is just meant to be funny - war-of-the-sexes comedy, 1949-style. Later on his character's wife sings a song that goes 'Men are all just spoiled little children'.
It's actually a very charming film ('Yes Sir, That's My Baby'), and I wish Universal would give it (and lots of other Donald films) a proper release!
It is kinda funny that the four guys with him are so much larger than he is... there's a scene where one of them demonstrates his baby-burping technique - using Donald.
LMAO 🤣🤣🤣 that was hysterical. I just watched that movie recently and died laughing.
@cpnstav I agree. O'Connor was overlooked, underrated by far. The lousy Universal studio production values and directors assigned to him didn't help him any. Had he gotten to Metro about 10 years earlier than he did, he would've been a much bigger star.
And back to Donald ... I don't know why, but I like that 'clapping' piece at 3:39! Someone somewhere wrote that if he or she could resurrect somebody it would be young Donald O'Connor - so would I!!!!! Definitely!
In a heartbeat, I definitely agree. I wish I could have met him in person.
The joy of watching Donald O’Connor, Ray Bolger, Gene Kelly and Ann Miller!
they used to hired lots of short actors.. now the game just changed so much!
Donald is great as usual. One of the very popular stars.
Thanks for posting.
i always thought guy was better than , other stars that over shadowed him on the billing ..... this dance scene is really good , never seen it before
seen a few of his movies spurred on by the classic 'singing in the rain' ( from when i watched it in the 80's ) ....i do find musicals cheesy , but the golden ERA of the musical , they seem to hold worth ...you can't help but admire the talent ..
Great! Once upon a time...
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Computaters! I love it.
thanks for uploading! i love Donald O'Connor. he's so cute!
Dang. He could have been a Nicholas Brother!
LOVE Donald O'Connor! Sooooo under rated.
The film is Yes Sir, That’s My Baby 1949
YUP! I met him years ago...what a humble great man!!! He was sober for many years when we met!😘😘😘🥰🥰
but are you hearing the words he's singing? lol, you do NOT wish that.
still, i agree, he's SO awesome! and cute! X
So creative and unbelievable routine
ah i miss these good old days when dialogue was acutally good
Did he ever win any awards? He is terrific
Donald O'Connor sings " They Haven't Figured out a woman " from Yes Sir That's My Baby.
A great actor who didn't mind to be a bit ridiculous (accompanied by those biiiiig guys) if it helped the show! And dancing is superb! Donald is unique!
@stereotypedindivdual This is from Yes Sir, That's My Baby, which is about three years before Singin' in the Rain. 1949 vs 1952.
great
I have never in my life see so big proffs solei deo gloria
At first I was like he just cleared a table in one jump and then I was like he just jumped over a six foot guy. He was something else.
I swear he had springs in his legs and feet. I made the same comment on one of my other posts. He was phenomenal 😊
donald o onnor should have teamed up with the nicholas brothers. what a trio that would make. unbeatable.
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How did you know what I do, Ciprian Dandel? ADD. Good point.
I already watched the video sh
Donald made a movie called " At Sea " ...he loved it and when he died he was creamated and ashes taken out where it was filmed. When his wife Jackie died decade later she was also creamated and ashes taken to same place. Romantic to the very end! ❣
If you look carefully he doesn't have any taps on his shoes... little trick in show bis. but still a great dancer.
The day I go back in time I´m marrying him....
What is the name of this movie? He was always been the best.
Yes Sir, That’s My Baby.
@faith4094 Kelly was 5'7". Have a closer look to Donald's pages, I found that he was 5'53/4 (three quarters). Let's be fair - he was a bit shorter than Gene, but just a bit, nonetheless adorable and fabulously talented!
He's so little!! :)
that is one strong dishwasher door!
He looks so young!
What movie is this???!!! He was always my favorite since I was tiny.
Yes Sir, That’s My Baby.
true that
I think it's from "Yes Sir That's My Baby" ...
Yes
why couldn't films have stayed this way?
Dancing faster and better than Astaire or Kelly from 4:30 onwards...
Always
His tap dancing and stunts in this number were at heights! The singing and comedy was also great! Which film was this clip from? Thank you in advance!
@CaptainJDax Thank you very much!
@bagot6 Thanks! The word 'worthy' helped me a lot, thanks to you!
Why is has this been squeezed/squashed down to make it fit a widescreen format? The movie wasn't made before the widescreen format existed...squeezing it makes everyone look short and...well, WIDE.
The current fad is setting old dance routines to modern music...so...I've set this masterpiece to Vapours by Hot Since 82....try it!....it fits!...I'm sure Donald would have approved.
The foley artist for the tap sequence must have been sweating like a marathon runner 😂
@rhydik0uloss I totally agree.
lol bit dodgy song but great performance
@bagot6 Thank you so much!
THE "Kiss Me Kate" Tommy Rall !
We are in the presence of a legend.
Please upload some of your videos, sir.
people if you don't know what movie this is it's yes sir that's my baby
@faith4094 Yes, i got it! Thanks a lot! :-D
Gilbert Rohde Z chairs used in this set.
About 2:40 he starts dancing
💖 the way he swings his hips there: They all can keep Elvis; I'll take Donald.
What movie is this from? Fantastic!
where can i find the whole movie i cant find it anywere
Where can i get this movie? Thanks for your answers!
Donald O'Connor was almost always far better than the material and vehicles given to him. When everything matches (like in Singin' in the Rain) he is dynamite, but the rest of the time he is totally wasted.
Whats the name of this movie? I'm trying to see as much of his movies as I can.
Yes sir that's my baby
What movie is this from?
1:56-1:57, he hopped over that table like a bunny
wow! what movie is this from!?
Could anyone be so nice and help me understand the line he's singing at 2:22 (jumping over the counter) and at 1:51? I'd be grateful!
How far Hollywood has fallen. The trash they put out today can’t hold a candle to these old movies.
is this before singing in the rain because he looks younger here?
I want to skip the casual sexism and go to the fantastic dancing, so this for me. If anyone else finds it helpful, so much the better. 2:35
nice vid....btw which movie is this taken from??