“A lavish MGM production, Singin' in the Rain reminisces about that crucial transition from silence to sound and the accompanying problems - effective post-synchronization, wiring actors for sound, etc. What were the production headaches of early musicals provide a source for jokes in this film. The inclusion of popular songs from over the years, as well as the self-referential tone of this film-within-a-film revive and reassert the magic of that unique Hollywood tradition, the musical.” --L.A. Thielen