Rare live clip, restored from its original upload by wasittoyou. Please visit her channel here: / @wasittoyou Formally mono, now in stereo and synchronized better than ever! One of The O'Connor's finest moments! Sit back and enjoy.
Donald O'Connor was in a class all by himself. I truly believe he was light years ahead of his compadres. He took dancing to unimaginable levels. His finesse was extrodinaire, perfect and flawless. Not to mention, a cutie pie 🥰
Holy smokes! Am I the only one who’s blown away by the way he caught that baton... twice??!! Funny, ‘cause as a kid I only remembered Donald O’Conner from Frances the Talking Mule. Now I am recognizing what a fantastic talent he was.
Donald O'Connor was the real deal, period. He took a back seat to no one. Cute as a bug and a gentleman. His dancing was a sight to behold. He set the tone for many others. Pure, talent at it's finest.
He was in 70 movies and: Won - June 1952 Photoplay Award for Singin' in the Rain Won - The 1953 Golden Globe for his role in Singin' in the Rain Nominated - 1953 Primetime Emmy Award for Most Outstanding Personality Won - 1954 Primetime Emmy Award for Best Male Star of Regular Series (for The Colgate Comedy Hour) Won - 1954 Golden Laurel Award for Top Male Musical Performance in Call Me Madam (1953) Earned - 1960, Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in motion pictures Earned - 1960, Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in television Nominated - 1960 Primetime Emmy award for Best Specialty Act - Single or Group Nominated - 1980 Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Events (52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980)) Earned - 1998, Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars He was never underrated, he was well loved and appreciated in his time.
Do you ever wonder if it would be possible to create a small production company with dancers and other performers who would start making movies like these again?
This is an older Donald O'Connor. In his prime, i think he was as good as, or better than, Gene Kelly, step for step. And more likeable, too! And a better singer. Go figure!
I've seen 42nd Street twice, and I don't remember this scene in the film. Was this a scene that got edited out, or was this a performance given somewhere else at a later time?
