My mom and dad loved the dance films of Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, and
the like.
I did not. These were generally mushy, brain-dead films- i.e.- the precursors of the crap that Lucas, Spielberg, and their descendants would foist upon the world decades later.
Singin' In The Rain is a particularly silly piece of fluff. Gene Kelly never excited me, although I saw these films as a child, on tv, with my parents still rapt by the aura of Classic Hollywood.
Here's the signature song and dance number:
