# What are Gene Kelly's best dancing movies?

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**Created:** [November 21, 2001, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-gene-kellys-best-dancing-movies/94500 "2001-11-21T00:32:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Major\_Feelgud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3be4f8/32.png) [@Major\_Feelgud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Major_Feelgud)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2001, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-gene-kellys-best-dancing-movies/94500/1 "2001-11-21T00:32:37Z")

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I’ve only seen Dancing the Rain and American in Paris. Are there any other ones as good as the former?

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2001, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-gene-kellys-best-dancing-movies/94500/2 "2001-11-21T00:36:54Z")

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You mean “Singin’ in the Rain”? Well, there are few better than that. But try “The Pirate,” “On the Town,” or “Anchors Away.”

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**Author:** ![Major\_Feelgud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3be4f8/32.png) [@Major\_Feelgud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Major_Feelgud)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2001, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-gene-kellys-best-dancing-movies/94500/3 "2001-11-21T00:40:22Z")

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Sorry, I did mean Singin’ in the Rain. I have no idea where Dancing the Rain came from.