Which 1952 musical features Gene Kelly performing the title song in a rainstorm?

Singin’ in the Rain is the 1952 musical in which Gene Kelly performs the title song while dancing through a rainstorm. Kelly plays Don Lockwood, a silent-film star whose career is threatened when Hollywood begins converting to talking pictures. The famous sequence turns a simple romantic song into one of cinema’s most recognizable dance performances.

The film was directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, with songs assembled largely from the catalog of producer Arthur Freed and composer Nacio Herb Brown. The title song itself predates the movie: it was introduced in 1929, then reshaped by the film into a centerpiece of musical comedy. The story’s late-1920s setting reflects the real transition from silent films to sound.

The scene was physically demanding. Kelly filmed it while reportedly suffering a 103°F fever, and the water caused his wool suit to shrink. The movie also stars Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds, and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 1989.