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Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Gene Kelly dances with Cyd Charisse while gangsters flip coins
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The 1952 film "Singin' in the Rain" is a musical film set in late 1920's Hollywood when silent films were
transitioning to sound films.
Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) is a popular silent film star whose main leading lady is Lina Lamont
(Jean Hagen). Don's voice is good for sound but Lina has a strong accent.
Don meets aspiring actress Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds) and they fall in love.
The "Broadway Melody" dance sequence features gangster Roy Damron flipping a coin while his
girlfriend Cyd Charisse performs a dance routine with Gene Kelly. The gangster ends the dance
sequence by presenting Cyd with a necklace.
Gene tries to follow Cyd but is stopped by the gangster's two henchmen also flipping coins.
1. Cyd Charisse holds Don's hat
Three gangsters are seated behind her.
2. Gangster flips a coin
The middle gangster (Roy Damron) flips a coin in time to the music.
3. Dance routine
Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse perform a dance routine.
4. The gangster ends the dance
The gangster gives Cyd a diamond necklace.
5. Henchmen stop Don
The gangster's two henchmen stop Don while also flipping coins.
Cast, Directors, Writers:
Gene Kelly as Don Lockwood
Donald O'Connor as Cosmo Brown
Debbie Reynolds as Kathy Selden
Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont
Roy Damron as the gangster who flips the coin
Directors: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
Writers: Adolph Green, Betty Comden
Donald O'Connor as Cosmo Brown
Debbie Reynolds as Kathy Selden
Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont
Roy Damron as the gangster who flips the coin
Writers: Adolph Green, Betty Comden
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