Singin' In The Rain(1952) -

: To tie these vintage songs together, screenwriters Betty Comden and Adolph Green decided to set the story in 1927. They centered the plot on the chaotic, real-life transition of Hollywood moving from silent films to "talkies".

The origin of Singin' in the Rain was surprisingly transactional. Singin' in the Rain(1952)

: Legendary MGM producer Arthur Freed wanted to reuse a catalog of songs he had written in the late 1920s and 30s with his partner Nacio Herb Brown. : To tie these vintage songs together, screenwriters