BP324 Singin' in the Rain

BP324 Singin' in the Rain

From The Best Pick movie podcast by Film fans John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky

November 26, 2025 · 1h 50m · Episode 324

About this episode

The episode discusses the 1952 MGM musical 'Singin' in the Rain' and its significance in Hollywood history.

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 324: Singin' in the Rain Released 26 November 2025 For this episode, we watched the 1952 MGM musical Singin' in the Rain , directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly who also starred alongside Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds and Jean Hagen. Arthur Freed produced and wrote most of the songs alongside composer Nacio Herb Brown. Slightly overshadowed at the time by the enormous commercial and critical success of An American in Paris the year before, this movie is now widely regarded as the absolute pinnacle of the golden age of Hollywood musicals. And who are we to disagree? Tom's new podcast: https://podfollow.com/all-british-comedy-explained Jess's storytelling theatre show: https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/16-postcodes-jhby Lip Sync Battle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPCJIB1f7jk BEST PICK – the book is available now from all the usual places. From the publisher https://tinyurl.com/best-pick-book-rowman UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3zFNATI US Amazon https://www.amzn.com/1538163101 UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781538163108 US bookstore…

People in this episode

Hosts: John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky

Topics covered

  • musical films
  • Hollywood musicals
  • film reviews
  • classic cinema
  • Singin' in the Rain

Keywords

  • Singin' in the Rain
  • musical
  • Hollywood
  • film review
  • Stanley Donen
  • Gene Kelly
  • classic film

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MGM, Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown

Books & works: Singin' in the Rain, An American in Paris

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