singing in the rain 

Lisa Strong she was literally dubbing herself

She ain't people, She really was a glittering star in the cinema firmament!

@@anya7282 More on that: when Debbie Reynolds appears to be singing Jean's songs, that was actually Jean singing for Debbie singing for Jean.

@@henrywillis5857 Not entirely true. A singer named Betty Noyes dubbed Debbie Reynold's singing in the movie. We really hear Jean Hagen's real voice in the scene where Kathy is dubbing Lina's spoken lines, "Nothing can keep us apart. Our love will last until the stars turn cold." THAT was Jean Hagen's real voice, not the singing.

LOL well said

One of nicest villani in movies

Agree. For me, the film would have been greatly diminished without Jean's wonderful screwball comedy. "They can't make a fool out of Lina Lamont. What do they think I am? Dumb or something.

Good point!

We did indeed. And the two script writers, Betty Comden and Adolf Green, who, when given the previously used song, "Singing in the Rain' to write an entire script around, went to many "old hands " who worked within the studio system during the transition from silents to talkies to get story ideas for the film.... to see the kinds of things that happened during that transition.... It's perfectly possible that a big name on the screen with a really good agent, as Lina Lamont did, would have the power to call the shots at this time. This was another big learning experience for the studios and they wouldn't make that mistake again!! The history of the film industry is very interesting. I studied it for part of my degree, many years ago. (When degrees still had value!!!)

Exactly!!!!

Yesss exactly

What a great part to have!!! best of luck!!

Taline Banks me too

How did it go?

Taline Banks Same at the moment! Wow how did it go??

She must not have notifications on

nope. only nomination.

She would had deserved an academy award

the actor or the character?? The actor's brilliant!! but the character! I wouldn't last a day with her voice! lol

She's absolutely superb in this role.

They really knew how to put on a show with outfits back then!

Haha yes good point, from what we know of the studio system back then, it's not realistic at all. Only later, after a lot of hard work, did actors get those kind of rights,

IZEASGT not very realistic at all as at this time in history studios practically owned their stars

She sounded dumb, but she wasn't dumb and she clearly knew how to get herself a shark of a lawyer once she made herself invaluable to the studio and renegotiate her contract.

They pretty much spent the entire movie hiding Cathy from her as well and the entire studio seems to be in on it. That's fear and power. That being said given how quickly and easily it gets resolved, i see your point.

I always thought that they were keeping the Don and Lena myth alive. To be fair as someone said earlier, "she arranged for Kathy to be fired from her gig as a chorus girl after the cake incident," A sure sign of power. Don't get me wrong I love this film but like the vast majority of films they have a structure fault. That doesn't make them any less entertaining. 'The Broadway melody" scene has nothing to do with the story really but its great entertainment! When that scene ends the studio exec goes. "I can't quite see it!' loll great stuff! @@TheFashionAssasin

She was reading from a contract... Contracts are that crazed lol

Indeed. SHE WILL SUE! It says so right here. Jean Hagen nailed it. "What's the big idea?!"

Right?

apparently - that contract isn't foreshadowed and to quote --- A hint of Deus ex machina : (a plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem is suddenly and abruptly resolved by the contrived and unexpected intervention of some new event, character, ability or object.)

She could still sue after the end. It may make her even more hated by the public perhaps, but she could sue and get herself a nice little nest egg for her to retire. They did after all ruin her career.

@@KimmyQueen Then again I suppose she might think 'what's the point if those dimwits out there don't love me'. Well in any case, it'd all be a good publicity stunt for the whole studio. I guess she could get a role in comedy films, there's always fans and money in that.

No excuse for a poor story structure!

@@lpkvideodesigns4998 What's poor about it?

Great line. But if you say that again, I will suuue!