Sunday, March 20, 2022

Set List Reader's Choice

In this edition of Set List Reader's Choice, your top favorite is:

Guess the Song

The lyric was "What a glorious feeling I'm happy again."

The lyric was from the song "Singin' in the Rain" - title track from the film of the same name.

Singin' in the Rain

Circa 1952

Starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds
Featuring Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, and Cyd Charisse

Based in the 1920s when Hollywood silent films were transitioning to talkies.

Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen directed and choreographed the movie.

Honors -

Donald O'Connor won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Jean Hagen was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

"...greatest musical film ever made..."
"....one of the greatest films ever made..."

Fifth greatest American motion picture of all time as 0f 2007 - listed by AFI (American Film Institue)

In 1989, Singin' in the Rain was preserved in the National Recording Registry.

Read more about the plot, cast, and honors on the Wikipedia link below.




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