My favorite piece of trivia from "Singin in the Rain". In the scene where it shows Kathy dubbing Lina's lines, the mature voice you hear belongs to Jean Hagan (who played Lina). So, yes, reality was the opposite of the movie - Lina was dubbing Kathy.
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha! Wow that is so cool! Yeah, definitely shocking!
@ulriket7899
2 жыл бұрын
Since you were referring to stuntmen and silent movies: an absolute MUST-WATCH is a Buster Keaton film. He was the inspiration for so many things in modern movies and stunt work. And an absolute legend!!!!
@thomast8539
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing. A YT reviewer is actually bucking the trend and not reviewing the Marvel films, Star Wars or the Princess Bride. Thumbs up for just being unique.
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Thomas :) And thank you for watching :)
@Bfdidc
3 жыл бұрын
@@MoviesWithMia The whole transition from silent movies to talkies is a subject in Sunset Boulevard. It's well worth covering if you haven't done so.
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah!! We are watching that for our film noir month!!!
@TinaTheNaughtyDragon
3 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see you review the greatest Show on Earth. For a silent movie the gold rush.
@thomasbradley4505
Жыл бұрын
Agreed 100%. Its great to see a young person review the classics. Such a welcome change
@judith_thordarson
Ай бұрын
I know I am 3 years late with this comment, but I thought I'd share an anecdote. My maternal grandparents were not "vaudevillians" as dancers or singers, but they were part of a musical combo that would tour with a silent movie and play the score live (Grandma was the pianist, and Grandpop was a violin player). During one particular tour, my grandmother gave birth to my mom in the lobby of the hotel they were staying at.
@drzarkov39
2 жыл бұрын
Jean Hagen was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actress. Jean Hale is fantastic, and steals every scene she's in. She went on to be nominated three times for an Emmy for playing Danny Thomas' wife in "Make Room For Daddy".
@NateConklin
2 жыл бұрын
“Singing in the rain” or “raindrops keep fallin’ on my head” : the go-to songs I sing when outside and it starts raining. 🤗
@ead630
3 жыл бұрын
When I first watched Singin' In the Rain, I was thrown off at first by the whole concept scene for the "modern part of the picture", but after rewatching a few times, I now think it is one of the film's best moments.
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Me too! As I was editing, I thought the same thing 😂
@ericjanssen394
3 жыл бұрын
Originally, the script showed them making The Dancing Cavalier, and O’Connor’s character got to do his old act with Kelly in the movie, finally breaking into Hollywood. But Gene Kelly’s artistic ballet in “An American in Paris” had just won the Oscar, and MGM felt they needed another Kelly ballet to top it.
@RetroRobotRadio
2 жыл бұрын
Number hearing that Bella Lugosi was one of the actors who had difficulty transitioning from silent film to talkies. He always played a romantic lead but when films went to talking he had a thick accent. He was able to play Dracula because Dracula had a thick accent but he had difficulty playing any romantic leads after film started talking.
@abevillanueva1974
2 жыл бұрын
At 36:36 and 38:25 entered Hollywood's most beautiful, talented, graceful, and graceful dancer...Cyd Charisse. She was in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo was she was 15! But, came home due to WWII and eventually got into MGM. Cyd was asked to come in to dance this Broadway Melody scene as Gene thought only she could do it. She just gave birth a few months earlier and also missed out on the leading part in An American in Paris (Leslie Caron) due to her pregnancy. Cyd was so breathtaking!
@Kris.K610
Жыл бұрын
One of the little details I noticed later was that the fight scene from the silent film in Singin in the Rain was fully taken from The Three Musketeers, which Gene Kelly also starred in. Pretty neat! My dad was born in the 1940s, so I grew up watching a lot of old films with him. He passed away almost a year ago, and when I was looking up clips from The Thin Man movies (which were some of our favorites) I stumbled across your channel. It's been a real treat watching someone else enjoying a genre that holds so many good memories😊
@moviebliss3893
3 жыл бұрын
Perfect timing, yesterday was Debbie Reynolds birthday! My wife and I watched her Oscar nominated performance in The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Great movie.
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Oh wow! That is amazing! Perfect timing indeed! So cool!
@mikesgirl8304
3 жыл бұрын
No celebrity can make my heart flutter like Gene Kelly, my mom would put on these movies when I was little and I just fell in love with him. That was a MAN
@GrouchyMarx
3 жыл бұрын
Three movies come to mind based on your criteria. "Mr. Roberts" (1955), a comedy-drama set in WWII, nominated for three and won Jack Lemmon an Oscar for best supporting. And he was surrounded by luminaries like Henry Fonda, James Cagney and William Powell in his final film appearance! Another bizarre and incredible movie performance by Gloria Swanson is "Sunset Boulevard" (1950) with William Holden, and is about the movie business. Even stars Cecil B. DeMille playing himself in it. Last is "Sergent York" (1941) that won Gary Cooper best actor, best editing and 9 other nominations including best picture. It's tough picking thru so many good ones, and I'm sure there are so many better ones to consider. BTW, I've ordered The Apartment because I haven't seen it yet; and if the copyright cops are reading this... see you chuckle-heads! Folks will poychase movies that reactors 'r covering so lay off muscle, will ya? LOL! ✌️😎
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Grouchy, for your recommendations! I will definitely give these films a look!! Let’s hope the Copyright cops don’t catch me this time 😂
@cpete2976
3 жыл бұрын
Three excellent movies!
@roxiegraham8521
7 ай бұрын
Just found your channel today, and even though this video is a few years old , I hope you will see this comment. I love Gene Kelly musicals and recommend Brigedoon! It seems to be lesser known, but it is quite good. Lots of music and dancing, and Cyd Charris is in it too as the girl from the Scottish Highlands he falls in love with. It's one of my family's classic favorites. My eldest daughter actually got her name from o e of the key songs! Im planning on watching more of your videos now that i have looked through the list as i see several that I enjoy and loom forward to your reaction and insights!
@korgkeyboardpro
Жыл бұрын
Mia, since you are "in the biz" and no doubt you have had vocal training, it's probably obvious to others, but I must compliment you on having a simply beautiful singing voice. Thanks again for sharing even more of your talents!
@MoviesWithMia
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! And one thing that might surprise you…. I haven’t had a single voice lesson! Not one 😂
@iuile
2 жыл бұрын
Donald O'Connor's eyes though, especially in the Moses supposes scene. Such an handsome man.
@adrianaheiler9794
2 жыл бұрын
Right? It seems everyone is always just gushing over Gene in this, while I instantly fell head over heels for Cosmo!
@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288
2 жыл бұрын
And Donal O'Connor really matches Kelly step for step. Really, how many dancers could keep up with this guy?? O'Connor is amazing!
@blackiemittens
5 ай бұрын
O'Connor had beautiful eyes. Seeing this on the big screen during a TCM Fathom Event, was amazing. Especially coming from a smaller TV at home.
@Nicole-wj7yq
2 жыл бұрын
The song ''Good Morning'' was actually originally in the Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney film Babes in Arms. The song ''Make Em Laugh'' is also almost 99% plagiarized from the song ''Be A Clown'' from the Judy Garland and Gene Kelly film The Pirate. I guess MGM didn't mind stealing from their own movies? Great reaction to a great movie by the way!
@lisathuban8969
3 жыл бұрын
So, according to Wiki, Vaudeville is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment born in France at the end of the 19th century. A vaudeville was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition or light poetry, interspersed with songs or ballets. It became popular in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s, but the idea of vaudeville's theatre changed radically from its French antecedent. The word vaudeville is derived from an old French term for a satirical song, vaudevire, which is a reference to the Vire valley of France, where the songs originated. Vaudeville developed from many sources, also including the concert saloon, minstrelsy, freak shows, dime museums, and literary American burlesque. Called "the heart of American show business", vaudeville was one of the most popular types of entertainment in North America for several decades. So, that's what Google and Wiki say. The closest "modern" version of a Vaudeville show I can think of is the old Ed Sullivan show from the 1960's. One minute, a love ballad, the next, preforming dogs, then after that, a plate spinner, then the Russian Ballet. The Vaudeville path to success went kind of like this... you would start out in small theaters, then, if your act was any good, get booked into a theater in a big town. If you really had something special, you could get to NY City and Broadway with your act. Florenz Ziegfield was the most famous producer of Vaudeville on Broadway. If he noticed you and put you in his show, you were a star. He started the careers of many huge stage and movie stars of the day including WC Fields, Eddie Cantor, and Bob Hope. His show always featured dozens of beautiful women. There's a NYC theater named after him now. However, something "Singing in the Rain" does not mention, because, as you observed, there is a dark story underneath the cheery plot, is there was a worse professional apocalypse for theater people which was happening at the same time as sound. The advent of film eventually killed Vaudeville. When movies were first shown, people saw them as an oddity, not much more. From about 1900 until about 1912, film acting was seen as very much beneath the dignity of a "real" stage actor. Then it became obvious that you could actually make more money and be an even bigger star than on Broadway. Big talent started to sign up with film companies. Many, many local theaters which had been for live performances, Vaudeville, stage plays, Opera, etc. were swiftly converted to movie theaters. It was obvious why. You can make so much more money with much, much less hassle. No need to keep track of actors or props. Just put up a screen and play the film. Vaudeville died a sad death in the 1920's and 1930's. The two films I can think of which have this as a plot point are "Footlight Parade", where they were still trying to integrate Vaudeville in some way with movie theaters, and "Gypsy" with Natalie Wood. "Gypsy" (great musical, btw) was made in the 1950's, based on the autobiography of Gypsy Rose Lee. Her mother had pushed the whole family into Vaudeville with big NY City dreams, only to see the profession melt away, and Gypsy herself had to ultimately become a stripper, because that was the only stage work left. As for silent films... "It" from 1927 with Clara Bow. "It" refers to sex appeal, btw. Clara Bow plays the saucy flapper girl who is shockingly modern (for then). Also "Broken Blossoms" 1919, with Lillian Gish - about a young girl's friendship with Chinese immigrant, who is her only friend in a harsh existence. Also, "The Thief of Bagdad" from 1924, with the amazing Douglas Fairbanks. I won't even get into Chaplin or Pickford, or the comedians like Keaton or Harold Lloyd, but eventually they are all worth a look. The one silent film to see eventually is "Intolerance" from 1916. Directed by D.W. Griffith, it intercuts four stories of good vs. evil in different periods of time. Many film techniques we take completely for granted now were invented for this film. It's a long one, almost three hours, but worth it. One last thing. You will probably screen some Kubrick films at some point, since he was one of the best directors of the 20th century. Fair warning, if you watch "A Clockwork Orange", it may well ruin the song "Singing in the Rain" for you as it did for Gene Kelly. I think "A Clockwork Orange" is actually kind of an important film, but only you can judge if it's worth it or not.
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Lisa. This was a fascinating read! Wow! Gypsy did come up in my research for musicals, and now that you’ve explained more about it, I would definitely like to check it out! Also, thank you for the silent film recommendations! Finally, the only Kubrick film that i’ve seen is The Shining, which I absolutely LOVED, so definitely gonna have to check out more of his films! I really want to see 2001: A Space Odyssey!
@lisathuban8969
3 жыл бұрын
@@MoviesWithMia I think you will like "2001". I'd say that was Kubrick's most pro-humanity film. Kubrick always had two things to watch for in his films. 1. Amazing camera work. and 2. His films always have deep, disturbing, and thought provoking themes. I think his masterpiece was "Dr. Strangelove - Or How I Learned To Love the Bomb". It has some of the bleakest humor in a movie ever, but it's one of those movies everyone should see at least once. Seriously, though "Clockwork" has graphic violence, sex, and a very deep message about free will, creativity, and good and evil, but it's not an easy watch.
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! I have heard that about A Clockwork Orange! That’s why I have been hesitant to watch it 😅 but I think I may give it a try
@Divamarja_CA
2 жыл бұрын
And a sidebar off Vaudeville is Burlesque, and that’s where Gypsy Rose Lee became famous.
@boblester8641
2 жыл бұрын
Acts were as varied as song dance comedy skits etc. Acts toured a circuit of theaters. More incites. Review Yankee Doodle Dandy. The George Cohen story
@EKS511
3 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this for the first time when I was a teenager and having the biggest crush on Gene Kelly. That scene where he sings to Debbie Reynolds on the ladder. 😍 I too wanted him to sing to me like that.
@BlueShadow777
2 жыл бұрын
As far as I’m aware, during the silent movie era the ‘auditioning’ for actors and actresses relied on a number of factors. (Of course, it has to be remembered that the medium of film was a brand new concept and so artistes were not as prevalent as they are today). Silent movie era pre-auditioning criteria: 1. A talent of some sort 2. Luck 3. Looks 4. Fitting a particular part 5. Casting couch 6. Cronyism 7. Probably other things too
@craigdixon4113
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, all that and I’m sure there were “Harvey Wienstien” types then too, I would point to the Moguls who ran the West Coast operations of the Studios, too.
@kruuyai
3 жыл бұрын
Woohoo! I love The Apartment. Can't wait!
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
I know me neither! I am super excited!
@susansokoloski2233
11 ай бұрын
Fun fact. Gene Kelly didn't record his own tapping for the Singing In The Rain scene. His taps were prerecorded by the legendary Gwen Verdon for the sound recording in the movie.
@verasileikis17
3 жыл бұрын
Whenever I see that first dancing scene, I’m reminded that Debbie Reynolds was around the same age as her daughter Carrie Fisher was when she played Princess Leia in Star Wars. Moses Supposes is my absolute favourite dance scene on film and it’s mind-boggling that there are so few cuts in this scene. Did you know that Cyd Charrise is in Janet Jackson’s epic music video Alright? To address your questions about how Vaudeville came to be, you need to remember that acting was not considered to be a respectable profession by the upper classes and churches and it was thought of as just one small step above prostitution, so it took tremendous courage to go into that field many years ago. Of course there were dancers, bards, jokers, circus’s and other types of entertainment throughout history and travelling shows would have eventually developed into vaudevillian types of theatre. In the early part of the 20th century, as we all know, radio, movies and television became part of everyone’s life, so entertainment obviously became a much sought after profession, turning what was once a dubious way to make a living into a potentially lucrative career. I always think of the cast of Friends each making a million dollars per episode and wonder what veterans of ‘the craft’ must think of that. Harold Lloyd is the best I’ve seen in silent films.
@andreraymond6860
2 жыл бұрын
I'm late to the party, and I'm sure someone else has already written this in your comment section, but.... The funniest thing about this movie is that Ms Hagen actually dubbed Debbie Reynolds in the singing parts. That means that when she is singing in the 'Singing Cavalier' it is actually her own voice we are hearing!
@delinarandoma1053
2 жыл бұрын
On the subject of how some actors didn't make it after the jump to sound, there were also actors who lost their popularity after color movies became predominant. The costumes had to change, suddenly red-heads and blue eyes were sought after, make-up had to change.
@mattn6066
3 жыл бұрын
The jazz singer was in 1927. By 1931 studios had pretty much got how to record sound properly on set. In between this period it was a dark ages of how they would put mics in dinning set pieces, in clocks and vases for actors to lean into. This film is more a comedy for hollywood on how they converted to sound done by the people who were still working during that time
@jeffshirton7234
3 жыл бұрын
Vaudevillians included all kinds of acts, including comedians, magicians, jugglers, singers, etc. Think Abbott and Costello, or Harry Houdini.
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Wow! That must have been a show! I would have loved to see it!!
@marthaanderson2656
2 жыл бұрын
@@MoviesWithMia The Marx Brothers and Charlie Chaplin were Vaudeville stars before Hollywood. Think variety show with song, dance, and skits. There was often a low comedian with a female foil or a Pretty femme. Reference "Gypsy" for a look at Vaudiville acts. Elevated shows like Ziegfeld were glorified , reference Funny Girl.
@jucadvgv3449
3 жыл бұрын
so funny - i'm in my 60's and died for gene kelley back when i was a child, and i think it's so funny that you're having the same reactions that i had back then hahaha. i don't know how i came across your channel, but i watched several of your reactions over a few weeks' time before subscribing, and i think i've enjoyed all of them. thanks so much 😊.
@johanna2995
3 жыл бұрын
This was fun to watch! I don't know a lot about it but, vaudeville has always fascinated me. Going My Way with Bing Crosby is a classic movie that won several academy awards, including best actor for Bing Crosby.
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for recommending :) yes Vaudeville is really fascinating and I always think about how that was entertainment before films became mainstream! Also, thank you for your recommendation! I will add it to the list :)
@Divamarja_CA
2 жыл бұрын
Vaudeville + Burlesque + Music = Gypsy! Watch the original with Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood and Karl Malden. Classic Broadway musical brought to the screen.
@ZacBrzuchalski
3 жыл бұрын
A fun fact.... The voice dubbing Lina's voice during the song "Would You?" is actually the real voice of the actress who played Lina. The actress who played Lina said that she didn't base that shrill voice off of anybody.... she thought it fit the character and she kept in mind about how some silent movie stars couldn't transition over to talking movies.
@kathleenmayhorne3183
Жыл бұрын
From watching old movies... performers had to "Work up an act," audition or perform it on amateur night, hoping not to be booed or get the hook. work out another act if the one you have is old or a failure, or when partners move on. Vaudeville was put on in small theatres, performers had to find the next hall to perform in, pay for costumes, live out of heavy trunks, put up with jealous rivals, who can be vicious and keep it all together. Travelling at night on ricketty trains, finding food wherever you can. Finding cheap places to stay, it was not an easy life by all accounts. She danced in "Two weeks with Love."
@johnbcichon1375
3 жыл бұрын
I don’t know if this falls outside of your parameters but the movie to be or not to be with Jack Benny was nominated for an Academy award for best music.
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for recommending I will definitely check it out :)
@savannah65
2 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, I saw the end of vaudeville. Short acts on stage, singing, dancing and jokes. Hey, before TV, it worked. The people that performed were talented, and they toured the small towns across America. Mickey Rooney did it with his parents, when he was a child. If a child was born to vaudeville parents while they were on the road, the child was said to be "born in a trunk". It was a tough life for talented people.
@glawnow1959
2 жыл бұрын
The first "talkies"...films with speeches on records...were not huge mega-hits. But then Warner Bros released "The Jazz Singer." It wasn't the songs or the speeches that knocked audiences out, it was the improvised dialogue that Al Jolson did, especially when he talked to his mother in the film. THIS--hearing people talk like real people in real situations--THIS is what knocked people out about "The Jazz Singer" and killed the silent film. Good thing, too, because it meant all the studios and movie theaters had to invest in sound equipment immediately. Two years later, the Great Depression began and sound was already in place. If it had not been by October 1929, we might have had mostly silent films until after WW2.
@KTBroadcasting
2 жыл бұрын
Vaudville was just talent on stage, kind of like bits or a sketch. usually multiple acts. And O'Connor is often overlooked, but he shines in this. As for getting into the business, it was more likely that just 'anyone' could take their shot, without experience and without being established, with and without an agent. The would have open calls a lot. Great movie and another great reaction, Tiffany! If you want to check out a silent film that's good - check out nearly anything from Buster Keaton, or Charlie Chaplin. They had big stars, but not many survived the transition to speaking because they had awful voices - which they show so beautifully here. Oh, and P.S - Gene Kelly's last dance performance in a film, was with Olivia Newton John in a campy, classic called Xanadu. If you haven't seen it and want to check out 70s/80s musical, you should check it out. I'd LOVE to hear your thoughts on it.
@cheryljohnson733
2 жыл бұрын
This in my opinion is one of the finest movies ever created.
@nathanbohlig6931
7 ай бұрын
Donald O'Connor's one-liners are the highlight of the film.
@jeffanderson8143
3 жыл бұрын
***Movie Facts*** Hello! Brand new to your channel! You are awesome by the way. A movie fact here: In the scene where Lina and Don are performing in what you think is a silent picture (it begins with the words "I think I hear a footstep") is actually taken from Gene's earlier film "The Three Musketeers" (a film you should most certainly add to your list-stars also Van Heflin, Lana Turner and Vincent Price). They simply cut scenes with Lana Turner and added Lina into it and Gene Kelly simply wore the same outfit from the actual film. I'm sure this was one of many ways to cut some costs by using footage from his previous movie. Also, one other quick point: Some in the comments stated Jean Hagen dubbed the singing of the song "Would You", but the song was actually sung by Betty Noyes. The part where Jean Hagen does actual dub over Debbie Reynolds (who is dubbing for Lina Lamont) is the clip of the scene in which they show Debbie Reynolds doing the dubbing of the line: "Nothing can keep us apart, our love will last till the stars turn cold". This is where we hear the quite true beautiful voice of Jean Hagen rather than the grating voice of Lina Lamont! Keep up the great work and hope to chat with you again soon. Take care and please stay safe and healthy! Peace.
@Gravyballs2011
3 жыл бұрын
5:06 This scene with the suits on stage was re-created in Michael Jackson's/Paul McCartney's "Say Say Say" video.
@GeekGirl-ub7ki
3 жыл бұрын
Vaudeville was a variety show. A theatre specifically set-up to be specifically for Vaudeville would audition acts which could be skits, comedy routines (Laurel and Hardy and Abbot and Costello came from Vaudeville too), ventriloquists, plus dancing and singing acts. Vaudeville was both a place where a stage actor could get their break into plays and musicals and a washed up stage actor would go to get work if their popularity waned. When the talkies came in a lot of Vaudeville stars came into films since they already know how to act and sing to an audience. Some adapted to the camera better than others.
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I would imagine the transition from vaudeville to talkies could make it break an actor! Very interesting insight!
@tdali8347
3 жыл бұрын
You're right! Some of the biggest stars in Silents were driven out of the business with the introduction of Talkies. A few, like Marlene Dietrich, who had a heavily accented yet seductive voice, made the grade (see her sexy, shocking role literally driving a man to insanity in 1930's The Blue Angel).
@agenttheater5
3 жыл бұрын
Just keep thinking about everyone walking out making fun of the movie and how everyone can see it's a disaster and Lina's just like "Well I liked it!"
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Haha! Yes, can’t help but appreciate Lina in that moment!
@laurab391
3 жыл бұрын
I love Gene Kelly too! He is so handsome. Love your reactions and review.
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Laura :) yes! Nothing comes close to his million dollar smile! and thank you for watching!
@MrATN800
2 жыл бұрын
Cyd charisse was my very first crush. Immortal to this day
@MoviesWithMia
2 жыл бұрын
She is a MAGNIFICENT dancer!!
@davidneel8327
5 ай бұрын
Kelly was running a fever during the Singing in the Rain scene.
@thomasbradley4505
Жыл бұрын
The entrance to Monumental Pictures they drive through is a replica of the entrance to Paramount. Good catch
@Divamarja_CA
2 жыл бұрын
The Band Wagon is also a brilliant musical!
@touriewright5428
3 жыл бұрын
Vaudville was like a variety show - different acts but these acts traveled around the country - some were billed higher - headliners - than others . Great reaction. I will be looking for Guys and Dolls just to see if you have done it if not there;s a suggestion :) - many great musicals back then.
@iluvmusicals21
3 жыл бұрын
Did you catch that Don was coming onto Cathy when he talked about the perils of celebrity? Jean Hagen had a normal voice, and actually did the voice dubbing that Cathy was supposed to be doing. Another movie to watch with Jean Hagen, is "Adam's Rib", with Hepburn and Tracy. It was also Judy Holiday's first movie, and basically a screen test for "Born Yesterday".
@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288
2 жыл бұрын
OMG Born Yesterday would be a GREAT film for a reaction!! Judy Holiday is awesome!
@HannibalFan52
2 жыл бұрын
Vaudeville has a long history, but was nothing like musical theater. Theater managers would engage whatever acts they could get, usually by the week. Acts could include jugglers, singers, acrobats, dancers, comedians, animal acts, skits, and whatever else was in town at the time. Most of the great performers of early films and radio got their start in vaudeville, including the Marx Brothers, Jack Benny, Rudy Vallee, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, George M. Cohan, and *so* many others. A good analogy would be the Ed Sullivan Show, which ran on CBS from 1948 to 1971. He brought in acts of all kinds from all over the world, and gave the Beatles their first shot on American television. I watched a documentary on the history of stunt work about 30 years ago, and I wish I could find it again. As i recall, early stuntmen had little to no protection. They made cars skid out by spraying the roads with a mixture of water, oil, and soap, so that the drivers had no control over their vehicles. Performers like Buster Keaton stared emphasizing safety while still getting the effects they wanted. The 3-part 'American Masters' documentary 'Unknown Chaplin' is available on YT, and gives some insights on how he developed things behind the scenes. The standard procedure for singing in films is to record the songs first, and then lip-sync to playback during filming, using something known as a 'click-track' to get the timing right. (I'm not sure exactly how it works. i really should look it up one of these days.) There are a couple times in 'Make 'Em Laugh' where this is apparent if you look closely, especially after Donald O'Connor smacks into the 'brick' wall behind the door. Not that it detracts from the scene; it's just one of those things. I agree, the 'Dueling Cavalier' scene is hard to watch, and I'm glad I'm not the only one. However, I'm sure it's based on reality, though probably a film that was actually released to the public. The part where the sound becomes unsynchronized makes me cringe, but it's necessary to get the point across. I love your reaction to the 'Singin' in the Rain' sequence, as I feel the same way. I think you're right, that it wouldn't have had the same iconic impact if it had been a duet. Sometimes accidents turn into pure gold. You know, I'd forgotten that there were so many in-jokes in this film. You noticed the Monumental/Paramount parallel. There was also the Rudy Vallee reference (the singer with the megaphone), the Busby Berkley shots, and the George Raft-style coin-flipper in 'Gotta Dance'. If you'd like to check out a couple more silent films, i would suggest 'The Beloved Rogue' (John Barrymore, 1927), 'Robin Hood' (Douglas Fairbanks, 1922), and 'The Thief of Bagdad'' (Douglas Fairbanks, 1924). Also, have you seen the musical 'Kiss Me, Kate'? I'd love to get your take on it.
@EthalaRide
7 ай бұрын
14:17 I love The Artist for the same/similar reasons I love Singing In The Rain. It's the same era and subject of media history, but comparing the two makes it an even deeper juxtaposition given their formats. Singin In The Rain is a Movie Musical about the start of Movie Musicals, it's shot like 'the future' the storyline is progressing towards, and the protagonists are ready and capable for the transition, and the villainess silent actress isn't. It's very jovial and fun and passionate, while showcasing the lead actress's struggles of at the time getting locked in with "dubbing" vs getting her due. In The Artist, it's shot in the medium that paralelles the struggles the lead actor has with the transition. He himself is outdated and the movie is in a format that is outdated, and it's his struggle to evolve and overcome the advent of talkies and not be left behind is itself a part of the medium the story is presented in. We're seeing things from his perspective, and when they brake the format and use 'modern' synced up sound effects, it's narratively effective, like his nightmare on the backlock, or the finale where why finally hear him and realize why it was hard for him to get roles in talkies.
@babsb9889
3 жыл бұрын
Some amazing past best film winners: All About Eve, The Greatest Show on Earth, Ben-Hur, Lawrence of Arabia. The music from Lawrence of Arabia is one of the best film scores ever--and the cinematography is stunning in it. Ben-Hur is epic, The Greatest Show on Earth has Jimmy Stewart as a clown (it's about the circus) and All About Eve is just one of those perfect dramas. Also you might consider Sunset Boulevard which was nominated for 11 awards including all 4 acting categories. It won 3--one of which is for Art Decoration-Set Decoration for a black/white film and I would agree that it is one of the best films ever in that category. Oh and Sunset Blvd also won an Academy Award for the Best Scoring of a Drama or Comedy.
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your recommendations :) I will add them to the list :)
@marcoantonioperez4250
3 жыл бұрын
Great commentary on the great musical film masterpiece Singing in the Rain 1952. I think it's one of the best musicals is a movie that does not happen time I've seen it infinity of times I've even seen it when they replenished the ancient films in theaters. It is very well directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly with great musical numbers with great performances by the protagonists Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O' Connor and also Jean Hagen really great in her role is really the one who sings although in the movie she is what contrary to the things of the cinema. The truth is, I've always been a huge Gene Kelly fan since I was a kid. It has great films of musical cinema such as Cover Girl 1944, Anchors Aweigh 1945,On the Town 1949 among many others.
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! I agree with you! It was so well directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen! Definitely one of my favorite musicals!
@philipcochran1972
3 жыл бұрын
Silent film, yes. Try Buster Keaton in Steamboat Bill Junior. It has everything, action, disaster, romance, humour and great stunts. Jean Hagan was a serious actress; see her in The Asphalt Jungle, which includes a nobody (at the time) named Marylin Monroe. The fashion show always makes me think of the fashion show in the Marx Brother's film, The Big Store, but that was 11 years earlier in 1941. Ironically and perhaps hypocritically, I heard that Debbie Reynold's singing voice was dubbed.
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Someone in the comments mentioned that Debby’s singing voice was actually Jean Hagen’s voice which I thought was kind of ironic 😂 thank you for insight 😊
@Historian212
Күн бұрын
@@MoviesWithMiaJust for the Lena parts. Reynolds was a good singer whose voice didn’t need to be dubbed. She sang in such movies as “Tammy,” “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” “How the West Was Won,” and more; and for years in her nightclub act - for a while, in a few duets with her daughter, Carrie Fisher, whom she would sometimes bring onstage. Fun fact: as you mentioned, Reynolds was 19 when she starred in this, her first film. Fisher was also 19 when she starred in Star Wars in 1977. It wasn’t her first movie role - she played a precocious teenager in a famous scene with Warren Beatty in Shampoo - but it was her first major role.
@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, it's hard for me to explain how much I ADORE Gene Kelly. BTW try to find Betsy' Blair's memoir titled "The memory of all that". She was Gene Kelly's first wife and an actress herself. (Marty, The Snake Pit) Her memoir is filled with so many amazing stories about NYC and Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s, and her life with Gene and their daughter Kerry. Also her career in Europe. She is a really good writer, I wish she had written more. (Unfortunately, she has passed ) It's a really positive read, not negative Hollywood gossip. It's going to be difficult for me to watch this reaction because I will want to contribute a thousand comments. Looking forward to this!!
@r3adrpro811
Жыл бұрын
Singin' in the Rain was meta before we began to use that word. As you work your way back to the Busby Berkeley musicals like Forty-Second Street and the Golddiggers series you will see how much it borrows from them in the pastiche numbers. And it even used footage from The Three Musketeers starring Gene Kelly for the swordfight in Dueling Cavalier. As I said, this movie is meta.
@liteflightify
3 жыл бұрын
Have you gotten to any Hitchcock (Vertigo, North By Northwest, Psycho, Notorious, Rear Window, Strangers On A Train, Rebecca)? He’s arguably the most influential filmmaker ever and definitely has the most “classics”. Also, I’d love for you to eventually get to some great classic foreign language directors. Ingmar Bergman in particular has directed some of my favorite classic movies (Persona, Cries and Whispers, Scenes From A Marriage, Sawdust and Tinsel). Finally, there’s Sunset Boulevard (1950). It’s incredible, might be my favorite movie ever.
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Hi John! Yes! We’ve got an entire month of Hitchcock on the schedule! I am so amped for it because a lot of people have been raving about his movies! Also, yes I would love to venture into international films!! Thank you for your recommendations! And we will be watching Sunset Boulevard!! I have it on the list for our Film Noir month!! Thank you so much for watching :)
@liteflightify
3 жыл бұрын
@@MoviesWithMia Sunset Boulevard is about the film industry and has some surprising connecting themes to Singin’ In The Rain, despite being very different in tone. Cant wait till you get to that one.
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! I am excited to watch it!!
@billolsen4360
2 жыл бұрын
Vaudville was a bunch variety acts in about 1 or 2 hours, short plays, comics, musical numbers, juggling, performing dogs, etc. Watch a movie with William Powell, "The Great Ziegfeld" from 1936 and you'll see some of the period "Reviews" that were popular before movies...not stage plays but several acts by the same producer.
@robincochran7369
Жыл бұрын
And to think in real life Jean Hagen had a beautiful voice. What a great acting job she did.
@derf-vr1fc
2 жыл бұрын
Hi. Love your content- I just discovered your channel and am happy to see a reactor to classic movies (I love these classic movies). Thank you
@marie-heleneleclerc3181
Жыл бұрын
I know that Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, one of the first black Broadway stars and fabulous tap dancer, had to start his performing career "touring with Mayme Remington's troupe in a show titled The South Before the War, performing again as a pickaninny" (this is a quote on his page in Wikipedia), which means that he had to play racist stereotypical roles of African-Americans in the 1890s. He then moved up to vaudeville and then to Broadway because of his talent as a tap dancer. His costumes went from the minstrel show types of costumes at the beginning of his career to smoking and top hat when he performed onstage in Broadway theaters, and he loved the latter because it was a dignified, free man's stage costume. And when he performed with Shirley Temple in the 1930s, his costumes went down to house servant's suit in an antebellum Southern household, which he did not appreciate. He and Shirley were the first mixed-raced dancing pair in Hollywood films, and in certain states, the passages when they were dancing while holding hands were cut!
@linneab8317
2 жыл бұрын
Note on Gene Kelly: he was very physically fit and often did his own stunts to the horror of the studio heads.
@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288
2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Look for The Three Musketeers (not really a musical, but a fair amount of action) and the balcony scene in Anchors Aweigh.
@davids2096
3 жыл бұрын
I was and still am a huge Mary Pickford fan The reason I mention this is to let you know a tiny bit about the silent film era On February 5, 1919, afore mentioned Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks JR and another chap founded United Artists Corporation! To get a more complete idea of that era, I recommend you watch the movie Chaplin with Robert Downey JR That's all I've got for now Take care!
@kathleenmayhorne3183
Жыл бұрын
A really funny Oldie, mum saw as a kid, and laughed so hard her stomach hurt. Patricia Roc in "The Perfect Woman."
@franl155
3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Debbie Reynolds, who's dubbing Lena's voice, was actually herself dubbed on the film soundtrack - by Jean Hagan! [] "Make 'em Laugh" is a direct rip-off of an earlier song, "Be a Clown", from The Pirate, also with Gene Kelly [and Judy Garland]. New words to the same tune. [] My favourite version of the title song and dance is by Paddington Bear! The dance is recreated in stop-frame animation - and is almost step-perfect [or paw-perfect]. Goodness knows how long it took the animators. This vid shows both side by side: kzitem.info/news/bejne/w2aqn56sr6N1jG0
@gregburns5638
2 жыл бұрын
Ironically, although "Kathy Selden" was supposed to be dubbing in her voice for "Lina Lamont", studio executives felt Debbie Reynolds singing sounded too young/weak, so Jean Hagen was literally dubbing her own voice!!! 🤔 😮 😱 👍 💋
@MoviesWithMia
2 жыл бұрын
Haha! That is so ironic 😂
@deckofcards87
2 жыл бұрын
I'm yet to meet anyone who has seen Singin In The Rain and not been swept up by its charm
@ead630
3 жыл бұрын
Some Best Picture-winning recommendations: On the Waterfront All About Eve Non Best Picture: The Ten Commandments (Visual Effects) --- a personal favorite of mine The Thief of Bagdad (Cinematography, Effects, Art)
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your recommendations :) I will add them to the list :)
@thomasbradley4505
Жыл бұрын
As many times as I’ve seen this movie I never noticed the cut in the Broadway Melody scene
@GeekGal84
2 жыл бұрын
Not sure if anyone mentioned this yet but if you like Gene Kelly, check out Hello Dolly. He was in charge. Barbara Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford and a spot by Louis Armstrong :) Terrific music
@okay5045
Жыл бұрын
A few interesting things Debbi Reynolds' singing voice was dubbed by the actress she pretends to be dubbing in the movie. Gene Kelly was a perfectionist and was hard on Debbie so she tells the story that Fred Astaire took her aside and worked with her. Donald O'Connor got hurt during his famous dance number. As luck would have it they lost the footage and he had to reshoot the whole thing. Kelly was ill with a high fever when they shot the singing in the rain number and he did it in one take.
@nikkis_corner97
3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite movie musicals! You should watch “The Clock”-Judy Garland and Robert Walker star in it and “Summer Stock”-Judy Garland and Gene Kelly star in it, they were also in a film together called “For Me & My Gal”, I’ve only heard the title song but I haven’t seen the movie yet.
@chag1pyk5
Жыл бұрын
Oh, I love "The Clock"!! Garland and Walker had a chemistry for sure
@marcoaguilar2394
3 жыл бұрын
When you get into silent movies, you have to get into the "Big Three", Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd.
@paintedjaguar
3 жыл бұрын
The beautiful hyper-real colors in this and a number of other films from the 30's, 40's, and 50's are the result of a cinema technology called 3-Strip Technicolor which actually exposed three rolls of film simultaneously before combining them to produce a final print. Just look at some of the lovely stills on this page: [censored by Utoob] webpage - Widescreen Museum - oldcolor - technicolor - page10 Note the photo of an enormous camera rig at the bottom of the page. Though the Technicolor camera itself was bulky, what you are looking at in this photo is the camera inside its "sound blimp", a large enclosure needed to muffle the noise generated by the camera mechanism. More interesting photos of 3-strip Technicolor cameras: [censored by Utoob] webpage - Eastman Museum - Technicolor - technology - three-strip-camera
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing that! I wasn’t able to see the pictures, but I will definitely check them out on Google! Thank you for the insight!
@paintedjaguar
3 жыл бұрын
@@MoviesWithMia I can verify that the links are findable on DuckDuckGo. It's a shame that YT is making it difficult to provide people with easy access to information. There is also a very interesting short video on the Eastman Museum page.
@etherealtb6021
3 жыл бұрын
One of the in jokes about silent movies is if you can lip read, apparently you catch some pretty interesting stuff in silent movies. Try Sunrise (1927) or The Crowd (1928) if you want to start with some great silent movies. Watch the movie musical Gypsy, which gives a good idea of what vaudeville was like. It was kinda like what we'd call a variety show. BTW, they used to do live shows before movies, which is why so many theatres built as movie theatres have become "legit" theatres (like Radio City & The Pantages in L.A.).
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Oh wow! I had no idea about live shows before watching the movies! That sounds like a fun time!! And thank you for your recommendations! I will add them to the list :)
@etherealtb6021
3 жыл бұрын
@@MoviesWithMia I didn't either, my mom told me about it. Catch this, when Disney first re-opened the El Capitain on Hollywood Blvd, they did a little show before the first movie they showed there (which was The Rocketeer)! It was so flipping cool! I wonder if anyone snuck in a camera? Lol.
@raymondmedel1879
Жыл бұрын
You have such a pretty singing voice
@ChuckAtTheDevil
3 жыл бұрын
A silent film that you should watch ... metropolis by Fritz Lang 1921... there is the original music and the remastered version with the music of Queen
@andreraymond6860
2 жыл бұрын
If you ever get a chance to see it: Random Harvest. One of my favorites. It tugs at your heart strings HARD.
@GrouchyMarx
3 жыл бұрын
Well, I hope this video's a keeper. Sometimes I think the copyright cops do more to hurt the thing they think they're protecting, rather than seeing you reactors as promoters of the materials you folks cover. I would think those who haven't seen it, or want to watch/hear the whole thing uninterrupted will purchase the movie or song which would only please and profit copyright holders in the long run. 🤷♂️ ✌️😎
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
That’s what I think too! Absolutely could not agree with you more! I wish they understood that reactors are trying to shine light on these films for those who haven’t seen or heard of them! It is so frustrating! 😅😅
@kruuyai
3 жыл бұрын
@@MoviesWithMia I agree too. Have you had some of your videos taken down? That seems really weird. There are a lot of these types of channels on youtube, and if anything, they're bringing these older films to the attention of people who might never hear of them otherwise or reminding people of some of their old favorites, inspiring them to look for the films to buy or rent. Maybe it would help if you put links to where people can buy or rent the films?
@darastarscream
Жыл бұрын
'An Officer And A Gentleman.' Richard Gere and Debra Winger *despised* each other.
@savannah65
2 жыл бұрын
I saw the end of vaudeville. It usually was a series of short acts, mostly singing and dancing. It worked before the movies, but the silent movies hurt vaudeville. Sound movies killed it. I saw it in the late 1940's, and the vaudevillians were old by that time and about to retire. It was gone by the early 1950's.
@iluvmusicals21
3 жыл бұрын
If you haven't already watched, you must watch "For Me And My Gal", with Judy Garland, his first movie.
@delinarandoma1053
2 жыл бұрын
I need to find that one!! I watched it once a long time ago with my dad on the old time picture show that used to come on PBS! I loved it then, I think I'd enjoy it now.
@robanderson6310
Жыл бұрын
This is not the only movie to use this song ! 🎭
@thomast8539
3 жыл бұрын
Even more amazing was that O'Connor was an alcoholic and was drunk ALL the time while making this film, for every dance, every pratfall, every song...ALL...OF...THE...TIME. Look it up.
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Oh wow! Ha! I didn’t even notice!
@thomast8539
3 жыл бұрын
@@MoviesWithMia I had no idea either, not until I read about it several years ago. He was able to hide his problem for years (functioning alcoholism) and I don't think anyone outside of the industry were even aware.
@DavidB-2268
3 жыл бұрын
He was also smoking 4 packs of cigarettes per day at this time. The Make 'em Laugh sequence put him in hospital for a week due to exhaustion and painful carpet burns. Then, due to an accident, the footage of the scene was damaged. Ever the professional, O'Connor agreed to do the scene over again.
@ericjanssen394
3 жыл бұрын
It wasn't a Broadway musical: Arthur Freed was MGM's big studio musical head, and they wanted to pay tribute to the days when Arthur Freed & Nacio Herb Brown were struggling songwriters with a string of toe-tapping 20's songs. Hence the setting. (Most of the songs first showed up in MGM's "Broadway Melody" series, in '29-'36.)
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting! Thank you for your insight :)
@savannah65
2 жыл бұрын
At 19, Debbie Reynolds was athletic, but could not dance. Gene Kelly taught her how to dance during the shooting of the film. She went home exhausted each night.
@matthines4748
3 жыл бұрын
You should watch Gene Kelly in Its Always Fair Weather, where he tap dances in roller skates. It’s blows the mind.
@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288
2 жыл бұрын
Great movie with Cyd Charisse. Also, don't miss her dance sequence with the boxers. Awesome!
@marezesim8119
3 жыл бұрын
amazing that you are doing some of these older movies not many people bother.. the movie funny girl with Barbra Striesden showed some of the before movies entertainment industry
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mare! Yes, I feel like these truly classic masterpieces get overshadowed by some of the great Modern films! I really wanted to show people that these older films are really pieces of history that need to be seen and remembered! I am so glad you like the videos :)
@marezesim8119
3 жыл бұрын
@@MoviesWithMia some of the older horror movies too.. I love the birds and because we had black and white tv and I never saw it in the theater I was so shocked to rent it on VHS and see it in color
@Angelicwings1
3 жыл бұрын
I recommend the original Phantom of the opera. Also. Have a sub. Also Debbie worked so hard her feet bled and she was reduced to a blubbering mess. Something I’m sure most actors and film makers relate to. Also people doing stage as well. I hear the Legally Blonde cast working on whipped into shape had a brutal skip rope routine.
@purpleslog
2 жыл бұрын
Fred Astaire tutored her on the dancing after finding her crying.
@denisedale5327
Жыл бұрын
Gene Kelly had temperature of 102 when he sang the song singing in the rain
@Mr.56Goldtop
2 ай бұрын
The color here is absolutely amazing! Unlike todays movies, it seems like follywood is going backwards with color technology.
@195511SM
2 жыл бұрын
I saw an interview with one of the famous female dancers, who recalled working with both Gene & Fred Astaire. She noted the difference between their styles. Fred was more graceful & elegant.....but Gene was more athletic. She'd come home worn out & bruised by the end of the day.
@kruuyai
3 жыл бұрын
I think one of the secrets to great comedy is to not try to be funny. To just have an honest reaction to everything, and when the audience sees/hears something that they can relate to, you will hear them laugh (also applies to something unexpected). Of course, I'm looking at it from an improv perspective. For scripted comedy though, I guess it's similar, plus timing is everything. You have to really believe what you're playing and you have to play it straight. I think that may be why comedians often make superb dramatic actors, but dramatic actors seldom make good comedic actors.
@MoviesWithMia
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I absolutely agree with you! For instance Todd Phillips is a comedic director (known for The Hangover, Starsky and Hutch, Borat, etc.) he employed some improv and comedic techniques into the 2019 drama Joker with Joaquin Phoenix! He said he loved working with Pheonix because each take, Pheonix gave him something different to work with! And that movie was disturbing, intense and exhilarating and I absolutely loved it! So yeah I totally agree with you when you say that comedic actors or directors make fantastic dramatic artists, but the same can’t be said for some dramatic artists as comedians!
@kruuyai
3 жыл бұрын
@@MoviesWithMia True, there are definitely exceptions to that "rule." I think some people are just naturals, and it doesn't matter how they get started. John Lithgow is a really good example. He always used to be a dramatic actor, playing nefarious villains and doing a really good job of it. Boy, was I surprised when I saw how well he transitioned to comedy as Dick in Third Rock from the Sun. He was absolutely brilliant. I think one reason why it may be easier for comedians to transition to drama than the other way around is that the most successful comedians, anyway, bring a lot of their personal pain to their performances, and although it doesn't look like pain, they hit on nerves that people can really relate to, and the laughter comes from that recognition of a shared experience, and when they transition to drama, they can tap into that same pain, but express it more directly. Just look at the depth that Robin Williams brought to his later films after starting out as one of the zaniest comedians we have known. I would also suggest that timing is an important skill in both comedy and drama, but perhaps that skill is trained more specifically in comedy training (if there is such a thing). One thing that really irks me in some of the old Hollywood films, and definitely in a lot of contemporary ones, and most especially on a lot of TV dramas (which is why I rarely watch them), is how the actors tend to just rattle off their lines as if they're trying to fit them into a certain time constraint, and that takes away any sense of natural timing. I don't remember who said it, but there's a famous quote something to the effect that acting is what takes place between the lines.
@willisgordon2449
4 ай бұрын
I guess you know that DEbbie Reynolds was just a teenager when this film was made.
@purpleslog
2 жыл бұрын
Vaudeville was considered lowbrow entertainment: av Volvo show was a variety show. You’d have serious musical acts you’d have comedy musical acts you’d have magic you’d have dramatic recitations all sorts of things. High brow entertainment would be operas and operettas and symphonies and the major theater that’s sort of thing. Musical theater did preexist movies.
@spikefoster0
Жыл бұрын
A silent movie to watch would be It, Clara Bow at her supreme best. And just for you a small part for Gary Cooper!
@fringelilyfringelily391
2 жыл бұрын
Vaudeville wa like what we would call a variety show ... song, dance, dog acts, jugglers, acrobats, kiddie acts, ballet, etc. ... you want to know about vaudeville? ... see the brilliant musical Gypsy and find all about it ... burlesque too. Here are some brilliant silent films ... Sunrise, M, Metropolis, Our Hospitality, Sherlock Jr., Modern Times. Edmund Gwynn, the Santa in Miracle on 34th street, said on his deathbed, "Dying is easy, comedy is hard". I love every song in Singin' In The Rain, but the performance that the whole movie relies on is a non-singing one ... Jean Hagen, brilliant as Lina Lamont.
@billr686
2 жыл бұрын
Suppose I told you there was a movie just as good as Singing the Rain, except that it starred Fred Astaire instead of Gene Kelly, and instead of satirizing movies it instead satirized the theater. Well yes it exists! It’s called The Bandwagon. Just like Singing, it recycles old songs from the 1920s. And just like a Singing, it has a big modern day set piece that is a spoof of film noir. And just like Singing, Cyd Charisse is in it. Put it on your to do list!
@mercurydylan899
3 жыл бұрын
Silent films: The General or Sherlock Jr (Buster Keaton is one of my heroes) City Lights The Passion of Joan of Ark Metropolis
@TTM9691
3 жыл бұрын
YES! The General, and oh my god, Joan Of Ark!!!! How about "Sunrise"? oh my GOSH, the most beautiful movie ever made.
@mercurydylan899
3 жыл бұрын
@@TTM9691 sunrise is another great one indeed!
@luvlgs1
2 жыл бұрын
The Music Man...i guess i have to wait till next march...
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