This film is often considered the finest musical of all time. Certainly Singin' in the Rain has it all: classic musical numbers and a witty script that's unusually sharp and satiric for a musical comedy, especially one making fun of the industry that produced it. Asked to name the top 10 moments in the history of movies, most people would include the title number from this movie, in which Kelly splashes and sings in the rain -- a "glorious feeling" that's contagious.

Only in a movie containing that sequence would O'Connor's sensational "Make 'Em Laugh" number be mentioned second. It's a wildly funny pastiche of every possible slapstick gag, done with energy and skill so meticulous that it appears entirely spontaneous.