When his sound preview is laughed off the screen, a manufactured silent star recuts it as a musical, dubbing his co-star’s screech in secret.

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When his first sound preview is laughed off the screen, a silent star manufactured by the studio recuts it as a musical, secretly dubbing his co-star’s screech with a chorus girl’s voice; but when the co-star finds out and blackmails the studio into hiding the girl forever, he raises the premiere curtain on her.

Film: Singin’ in the Rain · Writer(s): Adolph Green, Betty Comden · Director: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly · Year: 1952