10 Astonishing Things You Didn't Know About Iconic Movie Scenes

8. Gene Kelly Performed The Iconic Rain Sequence Whilst Sick And Running A Fever Of 103 °F - Singin' In The Rain

Singin In Rain Gene Kelly
MGM

It's easy to assume, given how enthusiastic and full of life Gene Kelly looks during Singin' in the Rain's most famous sequence, that he's a picture of good health.

In reality, he was on the verge of fainting at pretty much any moment, because he was as sick as a dog. Despite his soaring temperature, and the fact that the scene required him to be perpetually soaked and bounding about gleefully, he persevered and committed one of the most iconic dance scenes in all of Hollywood's history to film.

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