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The Basics: Was There Really Milk in Singin’ in the Rain?

Posted by Kelli on Jun 24, 2011 in Gene Kelly: The Basics, MGM, musicals | 5 comments

This entry is part 2 of 16 in the series Gene Kelly: The Basics.Virtually every (uh, misinformed) fan of Singin’ in the Rain (1952) proudly relays three behind-the-scenes “facts”: Gene Kelly was a hard-ass and worked Debbie Reynolds until her feet bled. Kelly had 103-degree fever while filming the title number. Also regarding the “Singin’ in the Rain” number, directors, Kelly and Stanley Donen, added milk to the water so that the raindrops would show up on...