Filmbrain's Screen Capture Quiz: Round 11, Week 2

Gotta dance! In the December 1963 issue of Cahiers du Cinema Jean-Luc Godard ranked Singin' in the Rain as the fifth greatest American sound film of all time, an assessment I fully agree with. No matter how many times I've seen it, Jean Hagen's first vocal outburst never fails to crack me up. There was the odd guess of An American in Paris or Pal Joey, but overall an impressive 99.4% of the submissions were correct. I did find one individual – a cinephile in fact – who hasn't seen the film: fellow blogger, critic, filmmaker, and friend-of-Filmbrain, Cinephiliac. Join me as we point the finger of shame at him. Though it's still early in the round, I'm going to have to start weeding some folks out, lest we end up with a 600-way tie. This week: nope, it's not a low-rent version of Dreamgirls. There's not a shot in this film (outside of this one) that wouldn't be a dead giveaway. Think about it, but don't get hung up over it. Submit your answers to this address. Good luck!

Comments

[Aaron Hillis]

Get your fingers outta my face... until the producers make good with the Cole Porter estate for ripping off "Be a Clown" in their version of "Make 'Em Laugh," I'm boycotting the film.

[Filmbrain]

Well you would, wouldn't you. . .

Actually, if I'm not mistaken Porter never took any action against Freed and Brown, so that's no excuse.

[Damian]

I can't believe you actually picked this shot. This is (no kidding) my favorite moment in this song.

[Filmbrain]

It is a nice dramatic instrumental moment, I agree.

[Campaspe]

I have trouble with the auto-email link, so I hope you got my (correct) first entry. This series is definitely building my confidence. :)

[Ashley]

I am curious, though, if you agree with Godard on the top four.