March 27, 1952 –
Singin’ in the Rain, the apex of movie musicals, premiered in New York on this date.
Gene Kelly was a taskmaster with Debbie Reynolds, who had never danced to this degree before rehearsals started. Fred Astaire, who was in an adjacent dance studio, found her crying under a piano and reassured her that all of her hard work was worth the effort.
The Haus of Dcaligari 