CONVERSATION SERIES: Singer’s Pick!
This film is presented in conversation with local musician Addie Hamilton Heissler, a Grammy and Emmy nominated singer, songwriter, and performer
Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor star in one of the greatest musicals ever filmed. Musician Don Lockwood (Kelly) rises to stardom during Hollywood’s silent-movie era–paired with the beautiful, jealous and simple-minded Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen). When Lockwood becomes attracted to young studio singer Kathy Selden (Reynolds), Lamont has her fired. But with the introduction of talking pictures, audiences laugh when they hear Lockwood speak for the first time–and the studio uses Selden to dub her voice. Set during the advent of “talkies,” this film classic song-and-dance numbers celebrate the beginning of movie musicals.
G | USA | 1952 | 1h 43m
Directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly
Starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O’Connor
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Strand Film Program sponsored by LimeRock Inn