Gene Kelly – Derailed Trains of Thought

Episode 4 – Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

October 28, 2022 00:42:24 0 Comments

It’s 1952. TV is competing with movies, so movies are going color and going for spectacle. This episode’s movie is Singin’ in the Rain, a musical full of romance, comedy, and charm starring Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, and Debbie Reynolds. What Singin’ in the Rain offers casual movie fans who have always meant to watch…

Episode 39 – Anchors Aweigh (1945)

October 3, 2025 0 Comments

It’s 1945. VE Day was May 8, but the war continues in the Pacific. Meanwhile, MGM entertains Americans back home with musicals such as Anchors Aweigh, starring Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra as two navy sailors on a four-day shore leave near Hollywood. Hoping to spend time picking up girls, they find themselves involved in…