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It’s no secret that Gene Kelly had a deep abiding affection for France. He was fluent in the language also becoming the first American ever bestowed the honor of arranging a show for the Paris Opera. He would be honored with the Chevalier of the Legion d’Honneur in 1960 and, of course, read more

As the site takes a look at some of Classic Hollywood’s most prominent musicals, it seemed like an auspicious occasion to focus on some of the most well-regarded performers of the era. For our latest beginner’s guide, we look at Gene Kelly, the man who combined his muscular athleticism w read more

Christmas Holiday begins as a movie we’ve probably seen before countless times. A returning G.I. (Dean Harens) is getting ready for some Christmas leave except our star is as stiff as cardboard and that comes before he gets the sobering news. The girl he was intent on marrying has duped him t read more

It feels appropriate that Judy Garland’s last MGM musical, the farm-set Summer Stock (1950) was one of those “Let’s put on a show” flicks, even if she was swinging with Gene Kelly instead of Mickey Rooney. Garland comes full circle in a performance made complex by her persona read more

“He’s Got Rhythm: The Life and Career of Gene Kelly” Book Giveaway via Facebook and this Blog Okay, now it’s time for the Facebook/Blog version of our “He’s Got Rhythm: The Life and Career of Gene Kelly” Giveaway Contest! This time we’ll be giving away one copy of the book via Facebook read more

“He’s Got Rhythm: The Life and Career of Gene Kelly” Book Giveaway via Twitter Okay, it’s time for our next book giveaway! CMH will be giving away FIVE COPIES of “He’s Got Rhythm: The Life and Career of Gene Kelly” by authors Cynthia and Sara Brideson, courtesy read more

Tales of how hard Gene Kelly was on 19 year old Debbie Reynolds during the filming of “Singin’ in the Rain” are legend. He was a tough task master who gave this young, non-dancer no sympathy. Did he look at her and see a youngster who had not proven herself? Just another ingénue im read more

Gene Kelly: o mago da dança Diz o ditado que uma imagem vale mais que mil palavras. Um vídeo, então, deve valer mais que um milhão de palavras. O que eu sei é que todo vídeo de Gene Kelly dançando me deixa sem palavras. Por isso vou deixar o próprio Gene maravilhar vocês hoje. Os vídeos read more

Eight-year-old Bobby Riha and Gene Kelly are a charming pair in the 1967 Hanna-Barbara television production of Jack and the Beanstalk, now available on DVD from Warner Archive. This animation and live action hybrid musical features high spirited dance numbers and pleasing, if not especially memora read more

Unusual Suspects Week 4: Gene Kelly in Christmas Holiday (1944) 04 Friday Sep 2015 Posted by Summer Reeves in 1940s, Crime, Drama, Holiday, Musicals, Politics, Romance ≈ 4 Comments Tags1940s, Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Holida read more

5 Little Facts: Happy Birthday to Gene Kelly Wishing a Gene Kelly a happy 103rd birthday. ….. 1) It wasn’t exactly Rain he was singing in… Considering it’s Kelly’s most famous of all dance numbers, you’d think it’d be rain that the legendary song and dance man was singing in, but, read more

Gene Kelly: Ballet Dancer and Swaggering Tough “There is about him and his artistry the wonderment of childhood, the sad searching loneliness which seeks companionship in the fairyland of the imagination. It is an abiding, cherished faith in make-believe…”[i] Gene Kelly, flashing his famous smile read more

1. Singin’ in the Rain 2. An American in Paris 3. On the Town 4. Inherit The Wind 5. The Young Girls of Rochefort 6. For Me and My Gal 7. Summer Stock 8. Take Me Out to The Ball Game 9. Cover Girl 10. It’s Always Fair Weather 11. Les Girls 12. Christmas Holiday 13. Anchors Aweigh 14. The read more

1. Singin’ in the Rain 2. An American in Paris 3. On the Town 4. Inherit The Wind 5. The Young Girls of Rochefort 6. For Me and My Gal 7. Summer Stock 8. Take Me Out to The Ball Game 9. Cover Girl 10. It’s Always Fair Weather 11. Les Girls 12. Christmas Holiday 13. Anchors Aweigh 14. The read more

10 Things: Gene Kelly Musical Kelly wore white socks + loafers way before Michael Jackson made it "cool." Just sayin' I decided to introduce a new feature on Stardust! This will be the first installment of my "10 Things" series. I'll list ten things that are associated with whatever my topi read more

Few other performers can claim the title of “triple threat” so handily as Gene Kelly did with MGM in the 1940s and ’50s as an actor, a singer, and, of course, a dancer. But his career wasn’t limited to only those three titles; throughout the course of his professional life, read more

Patricia Ward Kelly starts her one-woman show, “Gene Kelly: The Legacy,” by addressing a few pertinent questions about her late husband: he was 5′ 8″; he got his distinctive facial scar from a tricycle accident as a kid; and they met while filming a TV documentary series abou read more

I recently got into a bit of trouble with a joke I made in my review for Anchors Aweigh, in which I’d cheekily noted that my favorite film genre was “Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra as girl-chasing sailors on leave.” Of course, this is a “genre” that spans exactly two film read more

Just for Fun: 1936:  Charlie Chaplin, marvelous — poetic and funny — on roller skates in Modern Times, with Paulette Goddard (1936, Charles Chaplin director) ….. 1937:  Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers skating to “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off” in Shall We Dance read more

Before I forget I just want to point out that today would have been the 100th birthday of the great performer Gene Kelly. Although he is remembered mostly for his performance in Singin’ in the Rain he was in other classics including On the Town, An American in Paris, and Inherit the Wind. Hap read more