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Auction History Result 2t191 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN insert 1952 Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, ultra rare! Date Sold 12/12/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Insert Movie Poster (measures 14" x 36" [36 x 91 cm]) (Learn More) Singin' in the Rain, the classic 1952 Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly romantic musical comedy (considered by most the best musical of all time!; "What a glorious feeling"; "MGM's Technicolor Musical Treasure!"; "Suggested by the song 'Singin' In the Rain'"; about a Hollywood movie studio in the late 1920s that wants to begin making sound pictures, but their top leading lady has a dreadful voice, plus they have great difficulties adapting to the sound equipment; pretty young Debbie Reynolds comes along to dub in the singing voice of the primadonna leading lady, played to perfection by Jean Hagen) starring Gene Kelly (as Don Lockwood), Donald O'Connor (as Cosmo Brown), Debbie Reynolds (as Kathy Selden), Jean Hagen (nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for this film; as Lina Lamont), Millard Mitchell (as R.F. Simpson), and Cyd Charisse (unnamed, only referred to as "Dancer"). Note that this greatest of all Hollywood musicals had an odd beginning! The title song had been sung in "The Hollywood Revue of 1929" by Cliff Edwards, and that inspired this movie, and in addition, the song "Make 'Em Laugh" was basically plagiarized from "Be a Clown", from "The Pirate"! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that, for reasons we can't explain, the insert from this classic musical is far more rare than the other size posters, especially the one-sheet. We have never auctioned this first release insert before! Also note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: very good. The poster has minor wear on the folds. It has staple holes in the corners and in the left and right borders near the center. It has grease pencil writing on the back of the top left corner that slightly bleeds through to the front in the light blue background area. It has some smudges in the bottom credits area that affects the word "JEAN" and the word "KELLY". Other than the above, the poster is in pretty nice condition. I would think most collectors would be happy to display it as it is, or certainly, restoration could be performed. Learn More about condition grades 
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