Singin' in the Rain Trivia Questions

Kelly had a high fever during the famous rain scene because the water was sprayed cold and he was soaked for hours; he later said it was miserable but worth it.

Reynolds was a singer and actress with no dance background. She trained intensively for the demanding routines, later saying her feet bled from the effort.

Kelly himself choreographed the scene using the umbrella as a prop from the start; a cane was never planned, though he did use one in other dances.

The physically demanding dance, combined with O’Connor’s heavy smoking, led to severe exhaustion. He was bedridden for several days after completing the scene.

Jean Hagen actually performed Lina Lamont's screechy voice herself; she was a classically trained actress who perfectly mimicked a bad voice for the role.

It was a moderate hit but not a smash; it lost the Best Picture Oscar to ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ and was initially seen as just a pleasant musical.

Singin' in the Rain (1952) used standard Academy ratio, not widescreen. The first major widescreen Hollywood releases, like The Robe (1953), came later and were not musicals.

The entire film was shot and released in Technicolor; the Broadway Melody sequence is in full color and was never released in black-and-white.