@@kittycattt93 Debbie Reynolds was amazing in this song and dance number considering what she went through. She indeed had no dancing experience, but ended up looking like she had been dancing for years, up against two of the best dancers in movie history in Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor. An amazing performance on all of their parts. My favorite number of one of my favorite movies. My second favorite number is O'Connor doing "Make Them Laugh." He was a dancer and an athlete. I think that was the first recorded example of a dancer dancing up a wall!
My grandmother was a huge fan of musicals, this one in particular. She just passed on Sunday, but this video will always have a place in my heart beside her.
I know exactly how you feel, but my grandmother was more into Tom Waits and other wierd songs like that. I am sorry for your loss and I want to let you know that the pain never leaves but it won't be so bad.
In Director's Cut of "Singin' in the Rain", directors and actors said that little Miss Debbie Reynolds was only 17. Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor were dancing phenoms, and Debbie would be in tears with all of the harsh practices!!! She had been a gymnast and had only had a little bit of tap experience. She worked long, hard hours practicing, and I love her for it!!!!! This entire movie ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!
@@isaacwhite9255 Oh wow. I can see how that would be funny now and not then. :) I wonder, if that happened a lot, did you catch on and maybe were prepared for the next time she woke you up?
My biggest beef with today's movies, is that, they move the cameras around too much when someone is singing or dancing, with cuts, close ups, pans, and you just know that it took 20 takes to get ONE sequence. These guys, and of course Astaire and Rogers, and all the rest of these great early talents, all did it in one or a few takes with the cameras way back showing all their moves. No gimmicks, just raw talent. Cagney, Hope, Hayworth, all of them, just sang and danced with the cameras showing their whole bodies. Even Flashdance is all cut up and you know that a body double was doing the dancing. I miss these really talented actors of old, they did it all.
I agree with Terry Morison, it did take them many takes and many hours of grueling rehearsing back then, but I also agree with dannydoc1969's point on how they didn't have all the constant camera angels switching around then, and I agree, that was better
@@trublucoltfan If training and direction is powerful enough natural talent is not needed. Many highly accomplished actors generally were not talented - merely well-trained and later very experienced in their craft. Of course there are cases of highly talented actors as well, but I think training and direction is more important than talent.
Just like what Madonna said or sang in Vogue, dancers back in those days like Kelly, Rogers, Astaire and the beautiful Miss Debbie Reynolds DANCED ON AIR!!
+Yotto O. Too $$$, and not enough audience, generational gap, the onlyappreciation that pays for this anymore, is on Broadway, even that haschanged, and lack of dance appreciation, again different standards.
They just made La La Land! That film made me so happy. It brought back the movie musical. Sadly, most of the audience members were old-timers anyhow, but the stars were popular with the young folks, so maybe it will get more popular
@@SundaeExpress You can check. She was dubbed for "Singing in the rain", "Would you" and "You are my lucky star". But on this one it is Debbie's voice, easy to recognize anyway.
Zedwoman Well, just because you don't believe in life after death doesn't mean everyone else does too. Until you become an expert on what happens to a person after they die, kindly keep off others comments.
You don't believe in it and I don't either. However, other people can believe what they want to when it does not harm you one bit. This isn't a time for you to say WELL I BELIEVE BLAH. That goes for Kenneth Smith, too. It isn't about either of you (or me).
The male lead actor, Gene Kelly, was an unbelievably intense perfectionist when it came to choreography, singing, and dancing. There's an infamous story where the female lead, Debbie Reynolds, had to repeat the dance to the song over and over again because it wasn't up to Kelly's standards, so much so that her feet were bleeding and she had to literally pour blood out of her shoe between breaks.
Debbie Reynolds said that Gene Kelly was a demanding perfectionist, often berating her for not keeping up. They rehearsed so much that her feet bled at night. But all the discipline paid off. What an incredible number. The Freed Unit at it's finest.
And I read on fb about this scene that because Gene Kelly was such a perfectionist he made Debbie, Donald as well as himself go thru 40 takes before he was satisfied. Can you imagine going thru this scene 40 times just because he wasn't satisfied with the very end of the number because it was the very end where they tip over the couch and fall on it that he wanted that one particular part done just right.
Yes I agree! Michael shared he,fashioned many a move from Fred Astaire and it is so evident to those of us that adore the ART of dance. I have watched Michaels,videos over and overland over and over Especially Smooth Criminal it's like magic to me I loved him!
PupCake1025 It would be something to see a long shot of that whole scene, with the cameras and men chasing the dancers down the set on tracks, with the orchestra playing just out of sight, the sheer number of people involved... the sound and sight of it all. And then to hear the director's distant cry, "Cut. Print. That's a wrap, folks." Wow.
While the final edit was only made up of about 3 takes at the most they didn't only do three takes. This scene was gruelling and they danced through the night doing it again and again and again until it was utterly perfect. By the time they wrapped this scene Debbie's feet were bleeding from the effort and some people have even said that she had to be carried off set. It's a masterclass in hard work and technical perfection. And from a woman who had never danced before this job too!
When I heard them say 23rd March I was little shocked as I am listening to this on 24th March.. But when he said it's already 24th March and she started Good Morning, it was goosebumps moment.. Wow.. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Me and my friends Tom and Jonathan performed this in college for an evening of musical numbers. The governors of the college got to see our showcases before the public and our families did. It was one of the first shows I did, and I was so nervous and proud of myself that when I came off stage I hid in the cleaning supplies closet and cried. This musical is a classic. It will always hold a special place in my heart
Debbie Reynolds: 19 years old, with little dance experience and thrown in with Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor. She described the movie, and childbirth, as the toughest things she ever did. But she learned to dance like that in 3 months! And without any encouragement from Kelly, who didn't think she could do it. She did, and they became good friends. What a talent! RIP with your daughter, another great talent in her own right.
She was a good gymnast before becoming actress; she had had classes of walking and posturing; and for that movie had help from no other than Fred Astaire. So the jumping and coordination were there. No miracle. And in the movie Syd Charisse did the difficult session anyway.
"She described the movie, and childbirth, as the toughest things she ever did." So she compared a crash course in learning to tap with one of the greats to giving childbirth (without an epidural). *THAT* is how hard truly great men work.
You have to hand it to Debbie Reynolds. Where her two male counterparts were dancers who became actors, she was an actor who had to learn to dance as well as them.....and she DID! She was wonderful in this scene and throughout the movie. Such fun to watch.
Correction: The *only* era for movies. Everything since then has just been glorified and unbearably long merchandise advertisements. [ Insert RUclips Advertisement, Featuring The Wise Business Investments You Could Be Making By Purchasing Ad Time With RUclips! ] Admittedly, I would be hard-pressed not to buy a "Singing in the Rain" lunch pail if I saw one. A lanky six-foot-five middle-aged guy wearing all black is already going to draw visual attention, but give him a lunchbox featuring a Golden Era musical, and you're going to trigger a lot of un-shakeable 3am deep thoughts.
I acknowledge the greatness of Gene Kelly and love his rain dance, but I just like Donald O’Connor’s style better. He just seems more agile and supple. So easygoing.
Steve Black seriously? Are you so small minded to think there's nothing else after life? If you think that it's up to you, but who do you think you are to come out and tell people such a thing? Each people is free to believe what they want.
RIP Debbie Reynolds and happy early 65th anniversary to a colorful and glorious classic musical! It must have been so beautiful for her to dance with Gene and Donald.
I have always loved Debbie's outfit-a look so ahead of its' time. And while all 3 can dance- Gene never seems to have to put out any effort-he just seems to float through his steps!
This might actually be my favorite scene in film history. Just so magical and flawless in every way. They definitely don't make them like this anymore.
This optimism, professionalism and talent and hard work of actors and producers, decorators, people building sets, music, writing .... camera work, attention to details .... all these are lost in time.... like tears .... in the rain.....
+Luís Nask Well, Gene Kelly wanted someone else to be casted for the role, and that person was Cyd Charisse, and she was consider to old for the part. :/ Hence, the weirdly place ten minute dance musical that has nothing to do with the film, was because Kelly wanted to have a dancing part with Cyd Charisse.
You realize that they would be shocked to hear such a crude word come from you. Back in their day, it wasn't unexpected from dockworkers and sailors, but young women would never. I'm 59, but I remember when my boyfriend 40 years ago almost fought a man for swearing in front of me. I'm an old feminist who is saddened that young women today think all we fought for was their right to expose their breasts and swear like a sailor. Kind of cheapens our achievements.
@Colt45blackjack thank you!!!! (: Btw I graduated last year! I'm now a nanny and every morning I play this song for the one year old that I watch. I'll definitely check out her other songs! Thank you for the recommendation
Frensis26 Depends on how delirious you are. I've been up for 48 hours and found myself laughing and singing, skipping around. Also depends on whether you spent that night abusing drugs and drinking or not.
I would sing this song to my twins that re morning is they woke up. Now there 20 years old and I go to sing this song they throw pillows at me. Of course with laughter and love. What a great movie.
I sure do miss the 70s, 80,s and 90s. The music🎺 today is not even the same. Sometimes I wish I could find a time machine and go back in time. Life was much easier and everyone enjoyed life! Is this your favorite song?
Victoria Odegaard it was an orange juice commercial. whenever it comes on i look at my mother with a stupid grin on my face and start dancing about the house.
Always been one my all time favourite films, I used to watch it with my grandparents. What’s ironic is Debbie Reynolds daughter stars in one of the other ones (Star Wars).
Singing in The Rain is one of my all time favorites. I can’t put in enough words how much grateful i'm. Thank you Debbie Reynolds for everything!. Rest in Peace.
I was a kid in the 80s and loved these musicals and music from the 50s... why a kid from today can't love music from the 90s?? I don't get it. Music never grows old.
I read that Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly constantly clashed during the making of this movie. Mainly because she never work with a director (Gene) who worked and practiced and demanded perfection as he did. It wasn`t until Fred Astaire invited her to one of his rehearsals for her to realize how much practice it took to get to their level.
From either an interview I saw, or some memoir she wrote about this song, she said she was only 18 (maybe 19, but no older than teens), and very much a novice. Being paired up with such a celebrated luminary like Gene Kelly was terrifying, because there was absolutely no way she could be on his level. Her anxiety was quite high in this movie. She felt like she was thrown to the wolves, but she knew it was the price to pay for being in the business. Compared to the *incomparable* Gene Kelly, she held her own as best she could, and, in my humble opinion, should be given some slack for that.
Craig Blast I heard about this. Fred found her under a piano, and took her to see what he had done, even a year later, it was perfectly practiced. I don't know if anyone could keep up with Gene (or his ego). He is talented. Not being nice actually made people try harder. I would love know anybody that can follow up on this.
So you know, Reynolds wasn't a hoofer, Hayworth was a hoofer. Reynolds hadn't been trained in dance before being cast in this movie, whereas Rita Hayworth grew up learning to dance from a parent that was a dance teacher and a professional dancer. ~ Gene Kelly had the practice of making cast members rehearse to the point of excellence, which is doubtless why the dance scenes came out so well.
I cry when I watch this sometimes. It makes me so happy. My grandma used to sing this to wake me up when I stayed at her house. It always reminds me of her
And though it looks like fun, we never realize the work that goes into a number like this; and, especially, if you have a demanding perfectionist like Mr Kelly..!
I could watch these classic movies over and over again and never get tired of them. Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, are just a few of these legendary classic actors that will always remain golden in these films which I hope they'll never ever try to remake.
I am the owner of this account but I can't claim this account cause it is 'legacy' account :( but I had to come visit today after giving up on trying to logging in, as it is turning 3/24 from 3/23 again! And what a lovely Morning! Thank you everyone for the lovely lovely memory! Oh how I hope I can log in and share more of my dad's old movie collections!!! Prob not able to cause of copyright but sigh! Love you all and love this scene! GOOD MORNINGGGGG!!
Legend tells that they rehearsed this but what you on screen is the only filmed take. It was perfect the take. Absolute artists and professionals. They knew it was lighting in a bottle and Gene, Debbie, and Donald crushed it!
What I'm trying to say is they don't make live-action musical films like they used to. Believe me, Disney has done live-action musical films, but NOW, they're doing animated musical films, which is really crappy. Old beats new.
have you seen today's youth they dont have style or class these days its just twerking girls bad cartoons and shitty music and that is the audience they cater to
I'm 13, and yeah this generation is mostly represented by crack head annoying teenagers. You shouldn't all label us like that though. Sadly though, the worst people of a group always represent the whole group. That's why there are stereotypes. It's stupid. We don't all listen to horrible music and prance around in almost nothing while twerkin are booties off! I don't know how many teens you know today but I know a lot more who are better than that.
Had quite the privilege of watching this movie at the movie theater today. It was such an indescribable experience, to watch such an iconic and perfectly performed routine on a big screen. Every scene gave me a wonderful feeling, but this one truly stood out. Beautiful.
James Manzano tap shoes for women are like heels. In theatre they're called character shoes if they don't have tap plates on the bottom. They're female tap shoes if they are heels with tap plates.
Go look up Ginger Rodgers she was a frequent dance partner to the great Fred Astaire and she has a quote that said she did everything he did but backwards and in heels
Although they make it look so nice and natural, they put in a lot of effort to make this song. It took from 8 am to 11 pm (15 hours!) to finish it. Due to the high heels, Debbie Reynold's feet were bleeding after this was finished.
the fact that debbie was a teenager who had never really danced before this movie absolutely amazes me
Debbie was fabulous! 😀
She did say that Gene Kelly was such a perfectionist she ended up with blisters cus he made them do it over and over again
@@kittycattt93 Debbie Reynolds was amazing in this song and dance number considering what she went through. She indeed had no dancing experience, but ended up looking like she had been dancing for years, up against two of the best dancers in movie history in Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor. An amazing performance on all of their parts. My favorite number of one of my favorite movies. My second favorite number is O'Connor doing "Make Them Laugh." He was a dancer and an athlete. I think that was the first recorded example of a dancer dancing up a wall!
My grandmother was a huge fan of musicals, this one in particular. She just passed on Sunday, but this video will always have a place in my heart beside her.
mysticalkittykat I am so sorry for your loss we love a thespian and someone with good taste
May your grandmother rest in peace and may God bless you and your entire family. May I say, your grandmother has good taste, I like this song too.
I know exactly how you feel, but my grandmother was more into Tom Waits and other wierd songs like that. I am sorry for your loss and I want to let you know that the pain never leaves but it won't be so bad.
I'm sorry for your loss. I'm sure all of us knows what it's like to lose a grandparent.
Sorry 4 ya loss
In Director's Cut of "Singin' in the Rain", directors and actors said that little Miss Debbie Reynolds was only 17. Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor were dancing phenoms, and Debbie would be in tears with all of the harsh practices!!! She had been a gymnast and had only had a little bit of tap experience. She worked long, hard hours practicing, and I love her for it!!!!! This entire movie ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!
I thought she was 19 then.
@@sha11235 yeah she was 19 since this came out in 1952 and she was born in 1932 so yeah not 17 :))
She said in an interview that she was 18 when Mayer asked her to be in this film
with bloody feet practicing so hard. Saw Fred Astaire rehearsing and gave her encouragement.
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When my grandpa would wake me up for school he would sing me this song🥰💞
That's so sweet. How wonderful.
My Mom would sing this all the time. I would say it's a good memory but then she would add the water bottle and spray me to get me to wake up. Lol
@@isaacwhite9255 Oh wow. I can see how that would be funny now and not then. :) I wonder, if that happened a lot, did you catch on and maybe were prepared for the next time she woke you up?
@@allinwayin2246 That's not a pleasant thing to say at all. It's sad to read about someone's good memory and then come across an unsightly remark.
@@3rcpro-life-semper1m5 Haha! Not really. I was always the hardest one to wake up next to my sister! Lol
My biggest beef with today's movies, is that, they move the cameras around too much when someone is singing or dancing, with cuts, close ups, pans, and you just know that it took 20 takes to get ONE sequence. These guys, and of course Astaire and Rogers, and all the rest of these great early talents, all did it in one or a few takes with the cameras way back showing all their moves. No gimmicks, just raw talent. Cagney, Hope, Hayworth, all of them, just sang and danced with the cameras showing their whole bodies. Even Flashdance is all cut up and you know that a body double was doing the dancing. I miss these really talented actors of old, they did it all.
dannydoc1969 yeah, like, what happened?!
thats absolutely not true, took them just as often
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I agree with Terry Morison, it did take them many takes and many hours of grueling rehearsing back then, but I also agree with dannydoc1969's point on how they didn't have all the constant camera angels switching around then, and I agree, that was better
The amount of takes was most likely the same. But I agree, I prefer this simpler camera angles
Damn the actors were so highly trained back in the 50's
They also used copious amounts of meth to keep going and tranquilizers to be able to sleep.
Not just well trained.....one must possess true & natural TALENT first!!! A rare, almost non-existent commodity these days.
@@trublucoltfan If training and direction is powerful enough natural talent is not needed. Many highly accomplished actors generally were not talented - merely well-trained and later very experienced in their craft. Of course there are cases of highly talented actors as well, but I think training and direction is more important than talent.
@@vksasdgaming9472 You couldn't be more wrong...
Mosses supposes his tosses are rosses
We all gonna sleep on the fact Debbie Reynolds did a tap dance number on the stairs in freaking heels ?!
Especially since she had never tapped before this movie. Then holds her own with not one but two legends. Wow.
Ikr? It was dope
Just like what Madonna said or sang in Vogue, dancers back in those days like Kelly, Rogers, Astaire and the beautiful Miss Debbie Reynolds DANCED ON AIR!!
Ok, now I have a lot of respect for Debbie Reynolds
Yeah and her toes bled from this routine as well
Is there someone else from Gen z here that is absolutely obsessed with singing in the rain?!?! I love it so much 💗💗💗💗💗
Me😂😂😂 been obsessed since i was 11
Loved this too as a kid and still do 72 years after it was made💕
Very impressive choreography. The rehearsal must be pain in the ass for this three.
Kelly rehearsed them for 16 hours Debbie said her feet were bleeding by the end of it.
Emma wiggle:Bee Zava I want to tapdance to good morning from singing in the rain.
ALefebvreH my college film teacher told us something happened to her blood vessels and they had to carry her because she couldn’t walk after.
Bee Zava that had to do this dance 79 times
@@kuiygal7713 Yes, well Gene was known for being a perfectionist and expected that his co-stars were the same.
Brilliant! Sad they don't make movies like this anymore.
Yotto O. They can`t.
Mordekai Cohen
Because they havent.
+Yotto O. They didn't make movies like this back then either.
+Yotto O. Too $$$, and not enough audience, generational gap, the onlyappreciation that pays for this anymore, is on Broadway, even that haschanged, and lack of dance appreciation, again different standards.
They just made La La Land! That film made me so happy. It brought back the movie musical. Sadly, most of the audience members were old-timers anyhow, but the stars were popular with the young folks, so maybe it will get more popular
Singin' in the Rain is simply a masterpiece. The best movie musical ever made. One of the best movies ever made. And one of the funniest :)
I disagree. Although I do think Singing in the Rain is one of the best musicals made, I would think West Side Story is the best musical.
B it's at least the best musical comedy :)
The two halves of my brain arguing for dominance
B I like them both equally
Singing in the rain, west side story and the sound of music are all tied at #1 for me.
Debbie is truly amazing. Holding her own dancing between two of the finest of all time. Stunning!
And the wonderful Betty Noyes, whose voice you're hearing.
She said that she didn't really know how to dance before. She was a very quick learner.
@@SundaeExpress Not in this number. It's Debbie's voice here.
@@fairies47 No it isn't. Debbie is miming to Betty Noyes.
@@SundaeExpress You can check. She was dubbed for "Singing in the rain", "Would you" and "You are my lucky star". But on this one it is Debbie's voice, easy to recognize anyway.
They make the dancing look as effortless as watching TV
RIP Debbie Reynolds. You'll get to say "good morning" to Carrie tomorrow.
No she won't. I don't believe in life after death. We have lost two more to this dreadful year. Let us remember them for their greatness while alive.
Zedwoman shut up
Zedwoman stop being such a drag and let people believe what they want.
Zedwoman Well, just because you don't believe in life after death doesn't mean everyone else does too. Until you become an expert on what happens to a person after they die, kindly keep off others comments.
You don't believe in it and I don't either. However, other people can believe what they want to when it does not harm you one bit. This isn't a time for you to say WELL I BELIEVE BLAH. That goes for Kenneth Smith, too. It isn't about either of you (or me).
The male lead actor, Gene Kelly, was an unbelievably intense perfectionist when it came to choreography, singing, and dancing. There's an infamous story where the female lead, Debbie Reynolds, had to repeat the dance to the song over and over again because it wasn't up to Kelly's standards, so much so that her feet were bleeding and she had to literally pour blood out of her shoe between breaks.
I feel like you stole this comment because I saw a Family Guy clip that referenced this song, and I saw a comment that was identical to this one
@@JamboreeBlackberry does it matter?!?!
@@JamboreeBlackberry dude, take a chill pill. Who cares! it’s a great comment no matter who said it.
@@TinCupChalice40 I’m not being rude, I’m just saying
@@JamboreeBlackberry gotcha! It’s cool.
Once you watch Singin in the Rain do you understand why it’s named the best musical film of all time
Debbie Reynolds said that Gene Kelly was a demanding perfectionist, often berating her for not keeping up. They rehearsed so much that her feet bled at night. But all the discipline paid off. What an incredible number. The Freed Unit at it's finest.
You Simon wow
And I read on fb about this scene that because Gene Kelly was such a perfectionist he made Debbie, Donald as well as himself go thru 40 takes before he was satisfied. Can you imagine going thru this scene 40 times just because he wasn't satisfied with the very end of the number because it was the very end where they tip over the couch and fall on it that he wanted that one particular part done just right.
@@amberola1b This makes that laughter at the end hit different.
No wonder Joe in Family Guy was a Perfectionist
I counted about 3 cuts in that whole thing... this it absolutely incredible!
There wasn't any cuts.... The thing was filmed as a whole
Anastasia Winters I just mean cuts as in switching from one camera to another. I don't know honestly if this was done all at once or not.
Yes I agree! Michael shared he,fashioned many a move from Fred Astaire and it is so evident to those of us that adore the ART of dance. I have watched Michaels,videos over and overland over and over Especially Smooth Criminal it's like magic to me I loved him!
PupCake1025 It would be something to see a long shot of that whole scene, with the cameras and men chasing the dancers down the set on tracks, with the orchestra playing just out of sight, the sheer number of people involved... the sound and sight of it all. And then to hear the director's distant cry, "Cut. Print. That's a wrap, folks." Wow.
While the final edit was only made up of about 3 takes at the most they didn't only do three takes. This scene was gruelling and they danced through the night doing it again and again and again until it was utterly perfect. By the time they wrapped this scene Debbie's feet were bleeding from the effort and some people have even said that she had to be carried off set. It's a masterclass in hard work and technical perfection. And from a woman who had never danced before this job too!
When I heard them say 23rd March I was little shocked as I am listening to this on 24th March.. But when he said it's already 24th March and she started Good Morning, it was goosebumps moment.. Wow.. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Wow that’s weird
@@FloofyCloud115 It is!! Isn't it?😊😊😃😃
@@girishchandru6078 omg the same thing just happened to me right now!
@@timeckel9611 that's great👏😊
Same thing happened to me today! 🤯
R.I.P. Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor & Debbie Reynolds :(
I'm Sad Now. But Yes, May They Rest In Peace
Love it when she says "what a lovely morning"
Yes 😂❤
Donald O'Connor was a real gem in the dancing industry
ANNO DOMINI I used to want to be Donald O’Connor
ANNO DOMINI he was the first to run up a vertical wall and somersault back to the ground - it’s commonplace now but when he did it it was astounding!
@@johnlawrence2757 even now it is really impressive
For Me Donald Stole the show👍👍
Me too. he is number one.
Me and my friends Tom and Jonathan performed this in college for an evening of musical numbers. The governors of the college got to see our showcases before the public and our families did. It was one of the first shows I did, and I was so nervous and proud of myself that when I came off stage I hid in the cleaning supplies closet and cried. This musical is a classic. It will always hold a special place in my heart
Love these old dance numbers SO much. These folks were supremely talented … 🥰🥰🥰
Debbie Reynolds: 19 years old, with little dance experience and thrown in with Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor. She described the movie, and childbirth, as the toughest things she ever did. But she learned to dance like that in 3 months! And without any encouragement from Kelly, who didn't think she could do it. She did, and they became good friends. What a talent! RIP with your daughter, another great talent in her own right.
She was a good gymnast before becoming actress; she had had classes of walking and posturing; and for that movie had help from no other than Fred Astaire. So the jumping and coordination were there. No miracle. And in the movie Syd Charisse did the difficult session anyway.
She was on fire in this clip
"Kelly ... didn't think she could do it. She did, and they became good friends."
That is how gentlemen and ladies learn to respect each other.
"She described the movie, and childbirth, as the toughest things she ever did."
So she compared a crash course in learning to tap with one of the greats to giving childbirth (without an epidural). *THAT* is how hard truly great men work.
@@powerdriller4124 No miracle; just dedication and Deliberate Practice. Read _Talent is Overrated._
I kinda wish they made films this way again
I was born 4 decades late but I agree. Movie musicals like Singing in the Rain were fun and romantic
+Manuel Orozco As long as people desire film treasures like this...they'll always be around! You're here to help carry that torch of appreciation☺
Geoffrey Phipps True. I've been into the classics since middle school.
same
La La Land
You have to hand it to Debbie Reynolds. Where her two male counterparts were dancers who became actors, she was an actor who had to learn to dance as well as them.....and she DID! She was wonderful in this scene and throughout the movie. Such fun to watch.
Hard to believe Debbie Reynolds could not dance before shooting this movie. She fit right in with these pros. Amazing.
She doesn't do quite as much dancing as the greats, but yes, it's a good effort!
Rip Debbie Renalds you will be missed
Meta Knight well at least she gets to see her daughter
Meta Knight rip Debbie & carrie 🙏🙏🙏
true RIP
Hopefully that Debbie would see Carrie.
She's dancing with Kelly and O'Connor there
She lived the longest from the trio. Its saddening in a way, seeing them energetic and alive here
Makes you think life is very short"
"Instead of mourning those who passed, rejoice that they had been with us at all".
So we celebrate their outstanding and successful lives 🙂
Life is never saddening everything has a beginning and an ending rejoice in the life God has made on this earth 🌍
Princess Leia’s mom was pretty kick-ass!
Definitely has loopy "we stayed up all night" vibes and I can't help but love that
is me or does anyone else notice that like every actor was a good singer and Dancer back then
In a way you had to be what is called a triple threat to make it somehow in Hollywood at the time.
That’s true for the most part, but it isn’t actually Debby Reynolds singing, they had a different actress for that
Beautiful era for movies
Minden idők egyik legnépszerűbb filmje lett
After this the most popular were westerns
When they were artists and not just entertainers
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Correction: The *only* era for movies.
Everything since then has just been glorified and unbearably long merchandise advertisements.
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Admittedly, I would be hard-pressed not to buy a "Singing in the Rain" lunch pail if I saw one. A lanky six-foot-five middle-aged guy wearing all black is already going to draw visual attention, but give him a lunchbox featuring a Golden Era musical, and you're going to trigger a lot of un-shakeable 3am deep thoughts.
This is, hands-down, one of the most impressive things I've ever seen. Humans can be so amazing and wonderful!
I acknowledge the greatness of Gene Kelly and love his rain dance, but I just like Donald O’Connor’s style better. He just seems more agile and supple. So easygoing.
I agree. Gene was thought of as more of an athletic dancer.
RIP Debbie Reynolds. At least she can be with her daughter
Ok relax Steve. No one likes a troll when they're feeling blue.
Steve Black seriously? Are you so small minded to think there's nothing else after life? If you think that it's up to you, but who do you think you are to come out and tell people such a thing? Each people is free to believe what they want.
Steve Black, maybe you will forgotten the day after you crook, so for you "that's it" but most people live far beyond the grave.
Steve Black, you are a rotten, no-good creature.
Well, when we die we will know who was right and who was wrong. Just remember, if you're wrong, We told you so. Hell isn't a very fun place.
RIP Debbie Reynolds and happy early 65th anniversary to a colorful and glorious classic musical! It must have been so beautiful for her to dance with Gene and Donald.
Reynolds is the same age in this film that Carrie was in the first Star Wars film. And both of them were teamed with two guys.
Rest in Peace to her and her daughter, I love her so much and may God bless her always in heaven
Manuel Orozco. Gene was actually a total jerk to her over this number.
Zedwoman Interesting
Brittany King I find it hard to believe
Truly spectacular artistry in every frame. And their laughter at the end is the icing on the cake.
This is one of the best movies to watch if you like dancing and singing in movies. Both are amazing. Especially the dancing…
I wish i came back to the golden years of the American cinema.
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me either. wonderful years, full of talented people.
Were u BORN IN THE WRONG FUCKING GENERATION
+Steve the Salt Collector wow I think it was like 4 am when I typed dat srry
Found the serial killer.
This scene is so wonderfully choreographed. Debbie at 19 holds her own between two seasoned professional hoofers.
I have always loved Debbie's outfit-a look so ahead of its' time. And while all 3 can dance- Gene never seems to have to put out any effort-he just seems to float through his steps!
Wish I could dance and sing like the beautiful, and talented, Debbie Reynolds.
I'd love to have positive friends like this!
Yep nothing like a couple of pals who can brighten your worries
This might actually be my favorite scene in film history. Just so magical and flawless in every way. They definitely don't make them like this anymore.
1:25 now the milkman's on his way it's too late to say goodnight
*S O S A Y G O O D M O R N I N G*
This optimism, professionalism and talent and hard work of actors and producers, decorators, people building sets, music, writing .... camera work, attention to details .... all these are lost in time.... like tears .... in the rain.....
Debbie Reynolds was 19 years old here, terrified to dance with Donald O'Connor and Gene Kelley.
gene kelly treated her like shit
+Vicki Collins Why?
+Luís Nask Well, Gene Kelly wanted someone else to be casted for the role, and that person was Cyd Charisse, and she was consider to old for the part. :/ Hence, the weirdly place ten minute dance musical that has nothing to do with the film, was because Kelly wanted to have a dancing part with Cyd Charisse.
Like I said, he was hard on her for some reason.
Did you know that she's princess Leia's mom?
When i wake up and don’t feel like getting up, I play this and it motivates me lmao
This shit is helping me graduate high school lmao
Same
Is this your real name?
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You realize that they would be shocked to hear such a crude word come from you. Back in their day, it wasn't unexpected from dockworkers and sailors, but young women would never. I'm 59, but I remember when my boyfriend 40 years ago almost fought a man for swearing in front of me. I'm an old feminist who is saddened that young women today think all we fought for was their right to expose their breasts and swear like a sailor. Kind of cheapens our achievements.
@Colt45blackjack thank you!!!! (: Btw I graduated last year! I'm now a nanny and every morning I play this song for the one year old that I watch. I'll definitely check out her other songs! Thank you for the recommendation
Debbie Reynolds did such a great job, this was such an difficult scene for her.
自然と笑顔になれる最高の映画
They can sing, act and dance. True talent.
Thumbs up if your listening to this to start off your day! :)
I seem to mostly watch this at night in bed for some weird reason
***** As long as if your night is anywhere in AM time then your good! :)
👍👍👍
+Trent tube TNT 👍👍👍👍👍
My principal in Highschool plays this every morning to the point where everyone seems to hate it. Well, everyone except me.
Best ever historical Hollywood musical, we're all in!
Give me this over modern movies anytime. This is ART.
In my opinion singing in the rain is one of those rare films that is absolutely perfect. In my top ten favorite films.
That's NOT how you feel after pullin an all nighter, I guarantee ya
Frensis26 Depends on how delirious you are. I've been up for 48 hours and found myself laughing and singing, skipping around. Also depends on whether you spent that night abusing drugs and drinking or not.
I pulled one just now... I feel better than any other all-nighter morning because of the beautiful sunrise today.
Frensis26 it's only 1 am in the film..but there is a weird euphoria that people sometimes get when they're exhausted.
Not sure why this comment cracked me up but it did. Thanks!!!
emw1994 I love that feeling.
I would sing this song to my twins that re morning is they woke up. Now there 20 years old and I go to sing this song they throw pillows at me. Of course with laughter and love. What a great movie.
I sure do miss the 70s, 80,s and 90s. The music🎺 today is not even the same. Sometimes I wish I could find a time machine and go back in time. Life was much easier and everyone enjoyed life! Is this your favorite song?
Magnifique c était de beaux films dansant et chantant. Et avec de bon.acteurs.merci pour ce partage.
At least she's with her daughter rip😢
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A commercial ripped off this so now whenever I see this song in the movie, I think of pampers or breakfast cereal or something like that.
Victoria Odegaard Yeah I have a vague recollection of that too.
Victoria Odegaard it was an orange juice commercial. whenever it comes on i look at my mother with a stupid grin on my face and start dancing about the house.
DC-Tiki IKR? Lilly Trotter Yeah but I think they used it for more than one thing
i don't doubt it, its a good tune i've been singing it for weeks! "good mornin' good mornin'"!
Lilly Trotter We've danced the whole night through, good morning, good morning to you :)
Always been one my all time favourite films, I used to watch it with my grandparents. What’s ironic is Debbie Reynolds daughter stars in one of the other ones (Star Wars).
Gene, Debbie and Donald put them together and what do you get pure genius outstanding 👍♥️
I love that part where they flip the couch.
Singing in The Rain is one of my all time favorites. I can’t put in enough words how much grateful i'm. Thank you Debbie Reynolds for everything!. Rest in Peace.
I was a kid in the 80s and loved these musicals and music from the 50s... why a kid from today can't love music from the 90s?? I don't get it. Music never grows old.
Bruh
I’m kid and I love 90s songs
I do thought i love 90s and 80s R&B and im a teen
My 4th grade teacher Ms berry would play this every morning when we went to class good times 😊😁
Debbie Reynolds was beautiful an the three of them were amazing together
shame she was treated like shit by Gene Kelly
+Vicki Collins Why?
+Some Random Guy Ritchie
Yeah but here we are 64 years later, and this performance is still jaw dropping.
+gleemeg You rang ? Hahaha
I read that Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly constantly clashed during the making of this movie. Mainly because she never work with a director (Gene) who worked and practiced and demanded perfection as he did. It wasn`t until Fred Astaire invited her to one of his rehearsals for her to realize how much practice it took to get to their level.
From either an interview I saw, or some memoir she wrote about this song, she said she was only 18 (maybe 19, but no older than teens), and very much a novice. Being paired up with such a celebrated luminary like Gene Kelly was terrifying, because there was absolutely no way she could be on his level. Her anxiety was quite high in this movie. She felt like she was thrown to the wolves, but she knew it was the price to pay for being in the business. Compared to the *incomparable* Gene Kelly, she held her own as best she could, and, in my humble opinion, should be given some slack for that.
KER
True.
Craig Blast I heard about this. Fred found her under a piano, and took her to see what he had done, even a year later, it was perfectly practiced. I don't know if anyone could keep up with Gene (or his ego). He is talented. Not being nice actually made people try harder. I would love know anybody that can follow up on this.
KER True that. She held her own, even terrified.
+Elaine S Gene didn't have an ego. If you think being a perfectionist in your line of work is being egotistical, then you're very much mistaken.
Three of the greatest hoofers ever to grace a stage in perfect symmetry class
So you know, Reynolds wasn't a hoofer, Hayworth was a hoofer. Reynolds hadn't been trained in dance before being cast in this movie, whereas Rita Hayworth grew up learning to dance from a parent that was a dance teacher and a professional dancer. ~ Gene Kelly had the practice of making cast members rehearse to the point of excellence, which is doubtless why the dance scenes came out so well.
Wonderful!! Amazing!! Dad you are in Heaven!!! Thank you for introducing me to this!!! i MISS YOU!!! GENE kELLY WAS MY FIRST CRUSH!!!!!
Nothing better than a moment in time like this. Tapping, laughing, singing, and inspiring. Good Morning!
Hahahaha
Can you imagine the hell that rehearsing this scene must have been ...? This is a queen of the golden age right here, RIP Debbie.
As a 15 year old this is the best movie/show in the world. This being my favorite song.
Remember when stars entertained? Bright and spectacular!
I cry when I watch this sometimes. It makes me so happy. My grandma used to sing this to wake me up when I stayed at her house. It always reminds me of her
Make sure you do it for your children and your grandchildren
@@rameshbawkar6712 I definitely will!
What a sweet memory.
@@joeybonin7691 thank you!
I miss the days when movies were made to tell a good story and to entertain us, not to simply shock and awe us.
I've never read something so logical in my life
so true
Amen! My sisters and I were raised on wholesome family movies and musicals just like these!
There are plenty of beautiful movies out there. You're just looking in the wrong places.
Tony Bullard Good attitude. I say the same to people who complain about "today's music"
An amazing dance/singing tour de force from three great entertainers. It doesn’t get much better than that! A timeless musical!
"And what a LOVELY mornin' it is!"
*points outside towards the rain*
My dad always used to sing this to me to wake me up.
I sing this song to my kitties every morning. Hoping to sing it to babies soon!
+Sarah Walton Congratulations! How many?
yes yes how many 😃
It's been 3 months, safe to not to ask because maybe it didn't work out
Over 9000 kittens!
I just gave my cat a bath and now I got fur on my tongue. I must be doing something wrong.
And though it looks like fun, we
never realize the work that goes
into a number like this; and, especially,
if you have a demanding perfectionist
like Mr Kelly..!
Oh I always loved watching this scene it's the energy - hopping around all over the place dancing singing and yet they're never out of breath
its 2016, and this is my favorite type of music, classical, relaxing and just joyful. Unlike today where everything is rap, cursing, sex, and drugs
I could watch these classic movies over and over again and never get tired of them. Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, are just a few of these legendary classic actors that will always remain golden in these films which I hope they'll never ever try to remake.
This perfectly expresses the slap-happy mood you're in when you stay up with friends past midnight
I am the owner of this account but I can't claim this account cause it is 'legacy' account :( but I had to come visit today after giving up on trying to logging in, as it is turning 3/24 from 3/23 again! And what a lovely Morning! Thank you everyone for the lovely lovely memory! Oh how I hope I can log in and share more of my dad's old movie collections!!! Prob not able to cause of copyright but sigh! Love you all and love this scene! GOOD MORNINGGGGG!!
Amazing!! I don't think Hollywood will ever reach this standard of talent again
I've watched this so many times. I can never get tired of it. classic classic stuff
Great nice day thank you greetings
Great nice day thank you greetings
Genius remains in every dance step,eternal smile s, dance routines that can never replace there- joy! Wowderful.
Legend tells that they rehearsed this but what you on screen is the only filmed take. It was perfect the take. Absolute artists and professionals. They knew it was lighting in a bottle and Gene, Debbie, and Donald crushed it!
What does "lighting in a bottle" mean? It's an expression I haven't heard before.
What a fabulous dance routine!
Notice how a very young Debbie kept up with the two veterans matching them step by step!😎
This is when musical films were actually good. Now, musical films are animated.
no animated musicals are the realm of Disney
What I'm trying to say is they don't make live-action musical films like they used to. Believe me, Disney has done live-action musical films, but NOW, they're doing animated musical films, which is really crappy. Old beats new.
have you seen today's youth they dont have style or class these days its just twerking girls bad cartoons and shitty music and that is the audience they cater to
Exactly my point. Old beats new. Everything classic was catchy and understanding. Everything modern (today) is stupid and fucking retarded.
I'm 13, and yeah this generation is mostly represented by crack head annoying teenagers. You shouldn't all label us like that though. Sadly though, the worst people of a group always represent the whole group. That's why there are stereotypes. It's stupid. We don't all listen to horrible music and prance around in almost nothing while twerkin are booties off! I don't know how many teens you know today but I know a lot more who are better than that.
Of all the songs in this movie, this is my favorite. It's just so satisfying. And it highlights the trio's friendship, and it's awesome.
The choreography.....stellar!!!!!
Had quite the privilege of watching this movie at the movie theater today. It was such an indescribable experience, to watch such an iconic and perfectly performed routine on a big screen. Every scene gave me a wonderful feeling, but this one truly stood out. Beautiful.
Did anyone else notice she did that in heels?
all ballroom dancing=in heels; the flamenco=in heels (women AND men hahahaha) etc. Those are more like pumps anyway, but still...ack!
James Manzano tap shoes for women are like heels. In theatre they're called character shoes if they don't have tap plates on the bottom. They're female tap shoes if they are heels with tap plates.
This sequence took 15 hours to shoot and her feet were bleeding afterwards. She's badass.
Go look up Ginger Rodgers she was a frequent dance partner to the great Fred Astaire and she has a quote that said she did everything he did but backwards and in heels
Have u seen gene kelley dancing in roller skates?
Although they make it look so nice and natural, they put in a lot of effort to make this song. It took from 8 am to 11 pm (15 hours!) to finish it. Due to the high heels, Debbie Reynold's feet were bleeding after this was finished.
I could watch the old musicals over and over again.