Which 1952 musical film features Gene Kelly performing the title song in the rain?

The 1952 musical film featuring Gene Kelly performing the title song in the rain is Singin' in the Rain.

Gene Kelly directed and choreographed the film with Stanley Donen, and he stars as silent-film actor Don Lockwood. In the famous sequence, Lockwood sings and dances through a downpour while celebrating his new romance and the transition from silent movies to sound films. Kelly’s performance became one of the defining scenes in American musical cinema.

The title song was not written specifically for the film. Music by Nacio Herb Brown and lyrics by Arthur Freed first appeared in the 1929 revue The Hollywood Music Box Revue, then gained wider attention in the film The Hollywood Revue of 1929. The 1952 movie built a new story around songs from this earlier period, including “Make 'Em Laugh” and “Good Morning.”

A common mix-up is identifying the film solely as a Gene Kelly solo project: Stanley Donen was a co-director, while Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds were also central performers. The movie’s plot looks back at Hollywood’s difficult shift from silent films to talkies.