Gene Kelly plants a kiss on the cheek of "Singin' in the Rain" costar Donald O'Connor at a gala benefit in Beverly Hills, Calif., in this 1990 photo. Codirected and co-choreographed by Stanley Donen and Kelly, and starring Kelly, O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds, "Singin' in the Rain" first reached America's movie houses 50 years ago on April 10, 1952, and was an immediate hit. (AP Photo/Julie Markes)