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Gene Kelly’s Widow Debunks Decades-Long Rumor About ‘Singin’ in the Rain’: ‘It Keeps Resurfacing’


Gene Kelly’s widow shared some behind-the-scenes knowledge about her husband's movie Singin' in the Rain and debunked a popular rumor.

“I don’t know why it keeps resurfacing, but there is no milk in the water for the iconic Singin’ in the Rain number in the film,” she told Remind magazine in an interview published on Friday, March 28. director also addressed the chatter himself about filming the big “Singin’ in the Rain” musical number and how the crew got the raindrops to look so realistic. “The three-piece costume he wears in the ‘Gotta Dance’ number in Singin’ in the Rain is actually one piece so Gene could extend his arms and legs without his shirt coming out of his pants!” she shared.

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