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Auction History Result f205 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN title movie lobby card '52 Gene Kelly, Reynolds Date Sold 8/22/2006Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Title Lobby Card (measures 11" x 14") (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. Condition: good. There is paper loss in the middle of the left blank border and there are tears in the blank border beneath that. Someone put two pieces of masking tape on the back of the left border in that area. There are some creases, tears, and smudges around the edges of the card. The tears are all tiny, but some of the creases extend into the image area. There is a faint scuff line in Gene Kelly's coat near the top of his tie, extending through the center of Reynolds' upper lip (but it is truly very faint). I would think many collectors could display this great card just as it is, but certainly, any talented restorer could touch up the above defects, and the card would look fantastic! Learn More about condition grades 
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