Singin' in the Rain was an inspiration for the 2016 musical film La La Land, directed by Damien Chazelle. The 2017 Eurovision entry of Italy, Occidentali's Karma, features the phrase "Communque vada panta rei, and Singing in the Rain". read more
The "Singing in the Rain" number took all day to set up--and Gene Kelly was very ill (some say with a fever over 101). read more