Singin’ in the Rain (1952) Airing 12AM EST Well, there was little doubt about what I would recommend for your TCM viewing pleasure today. How can I NOT recommend the singularly best musical ever produced in Hollywood? Singin’ in the Rain revolves around the advent of sound in motion pictures, following a silent-movie icon, Don…
On the Town (1949) Airing 10:15AM EST Absolute effervescence. This is the feeling that comes to mind when I think of Gene Kelly’s musicals. Add in Frank Sinatra and the city of New York, and you have one of the greats: 1949’s On the Town, co-starring Jules Munshin, Ann Miller, Vera-Ellen, and Betty Garrett. Carrie…
One of Gene Kelly’s best dances was captured in a 1944 film with which not many people are familiar: the effervescent Cover Girl, co-starring Rita Hayworth in one of her better roles. I first caught this film several years ago on TCM and instantly warmed to it. True, the songs are not the most memorable–with…
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