- Gene Kelly had a fever of nearly 40 degrees when he was shooting dancing in the rain.
- In order to achieve a better picture effect, the rain in the film is made of a mixture of water and milk. But after Gene Kelly got wet in the rain, his sweater shrank.
- During the filming, Gene Kelly accused Debbie Reynolds of incompetence because he could not dance, and Reynolds also hid under the piano and cried secretly.
- During the filming, the staff and actors sometimes even worked 19 hours a day.
- Donald O’Connor’s collaboration with Gene Kelly was not pleasant. In the first few weeks after filming started, O'Connor was frightened by Kelly's hot temper. Although Gene Kelly made things difficult for Donald O'Connor, he gave director Stanley Donan the greatest support and encouragement.
- When filming the dance scene of Said Charles, the crew stopped filming and adjusted because her costume was showing a little bit.
- In order to film Cosmo running up the wall and somersault, Donald O'Connor smokes 4 packs of cigarettes a day. After the shot was completed, the original film was accidentally destroyed, so O'Connor agreed to retake the shot.
- Linna's voice and singing in the film are both the interpretation of the actor Joan Hagen, and Casey is the character who is actually dubbed in the film; this is just the opposite of the story of the film.
- The "Song in the Rain" section of the film was filmed in 7 days. The crew used hundreds of gallons of water to maintain six hours of artificial rainfall a day.
Singin' in the Rain behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Audience Member: Did somebody get paid for writing that dialog?
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Kathy Selden: Good night, Don. Take care of that throat. You're a big singing star now, remember? This California dew is just a little heavier than usual tonight.
Don Lockwood: Really? From where l stand, the sun is shining all over the place.
[singing]
Don Lockwood: I'm singin ' in the rain, Just singin ' in the rain, What a glorious feelin', I'm happy again... .