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I have just seen singing in the rain, and I must say I love the dance scenes. Everything looked so before it’s time, that movie was a complete gem, should I dare say cult classic. It’d be a classic to kids in renaissance for sure, we love musicals. It was very clever, with the dramatic dance scenes to the light hearted ones. The ballad kinda songs, to the dancing number. I love this movie all over.
The story is of a stunt actor, turned silent movie star, to an upcoming talkie star who is an amazing tap dancer, Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly). Don’s charming ways didn’t get to far at first with Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds) that’s how first meets her, and it won’t be the last time, she’s also an aspiring actress and singer, but till her career takes

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