In all seriousness though, this was a pretty funny movie. I wasn't anticipating that whatsoever, and some of it was pretty slap schticky (like Don O'Connor's whole Make Them Laugh bit), but overall I did have some good laugh out loud moments.
The concept is also pretty rich. Two movie superstars from the Silent Film era struggle to adapt to "Talkies"...which is where the industry is going obviously. But hey, Gene Kelly is the consummate pro and can sing, act and dance so he'll be fine. But his bitchy costar has a voice that's worse than a dying bleating deaf cat. So obviously she's not going to be a big star once everyone hears her speak for real this time.
Like most of these older films, calamity ensues. People fall in love, there's some cheeky humor and there you go - movie is over. Everybody wins....except the deaf cat. Everyone laughs at her at the end. Like, an entire theatre of people. Classic. Stupid deaf cat.
Long story short - if you've never seen this movie before, it's not quite what you'd expect. I definitely wasn't expecting it. Gene Kelly is great, Don O'Connor might even be better. It's a comedy, it's a musical and Singin in the Rain literally has nothing to do with the rest of the movie.
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