Two brilliant dancers. Donald O'Connor has this effortless fluidity, and Gene Kelly has an energized athleticism. Two different styles and both wonderful.
hagithequeen There is no better when it comes to amazing dancers like O'Connor and Kelly. They are different but to say one is better than the other is absurd.
I know right Donald is one of the people deserved to live forever as a legend like other singers ( John Lennon, Freddie Mercury etc) but sadly after his death in 2007 he was forgotten by my generation same with Gene. Now if you were to ask me my personal favorite of the two I would totally say Donald O' Connor. I love his warm and caring nature, his smile is so genuine, his dancing is remarkable, his comedy is so hilarious, and his singing is some of the best I have ever heard. I just watched him in Out To Sea, when he was a lot older and he could still dance just as good as he could in Singing In The Rain and in others. He was still funny especially all of his expressions. He does not have a ton of lines but he has some awesome dancing moments considering how old he was getting for me anyway he will be my dancing star.
O'Connor - August 28, 1925 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Died September 27, 2003 (aged 78) Kelly - August 23, 1912 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died February 2, 1996 (aged 83) Kelly was 13 years older than O'Connor. They probably celebrated their birthdays together!
More people need to know the name Donald O Connor I haven't met a single person who could sing dance and act. Highly funny, dazzling eyes like the sea after a storm, brilliant smile and the personality of a charmer.
@@mariechance5655 I got into tap because my father was a tap dancer in Vaudeville for a brief period; I never felt the urge to dance a step once they stopped paying me. My dad danced (tap and ballroom) for as long as he could walk.
I’m not entirely sure when this started but I’m developing a MASSIVE crush on a younger Donald O’Connor lol. The world lost someone really special when he died. Glad he lived a good long life tho ❤️
Did anyone notice at 7:26 is pretty much the Moses Supposes dance with different music? Yeah, and that's live...ah, watching them brings a smile to my face!
There's more entertainment in this one segment alone, than Hollywood could produce in a year with all today's celebrities joining together. God doesn't make 'em like Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor any more.
cecil renfield, i tend to agree; however, with the likes of Derek Hough, and song a dance men like Hugh Jackman, Scott Bakula and Zac Effron...there is still remarkable talent. Yes The Fosse's, Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor are gone, but those who emulate them are still around. I ♥️ Dance.
Agree. The current ones mentioned here are , I am sure, are great as well. Hollywood itself just does’t support this type of quality entertainment. It’s gone or at most very scarce.
This is such a wonderful post. I never knew they danced together after Singin' in the Rain. Both are wonderful. It is true that Donald O'Conner never got the praise he deserved. I do find myself watching him instead of Gene Kelly.
O'Connor moves with such fluidity from his head to his feet, I find myself focused on him too. Kelly's great but stiff, lots of repeated moves. Donald seems to dance for the pure joy of it.
@@ingriddubbel8468 have to agree about Her Kelly's perfect ass, but there are still dancers - Christopher Walken comes to mind, John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, a few others - maybe not the caliber of Kelly and O'Connor, but great dancers.
O'Connor was about 13 years younger than Kelly, and here it shows, but Kelly still had it. They were both wonderful. And I agree with everyone who says that O'Connor was an amazing talent who never really got the credit he deserved. He was still in his prime when Hollywood musicals went out of fashion, which is a pity.
Donald and Gene were some of the best performers to ever be on screen .one thing I've noticed in the comments is no one has said anything about how incredibly fit they both had to be. dancing like that looks easy but you need incredible cardio endurance to keep moving that long.
You are so right about the physicality of these 2 great stars. TO be real, though, I think dancers have always been underrated as athletes. Miss those 2 guys and the Era they came from.
Both are legends, both are equally gifted...but...I'd have to give the edge to Donald. He has such an effortless relaxed fluid style when he moves, he makes it look soooo easy.
I really can't decide they are both so close in my opinion. The each have their moments where they shine. I'm not a professional, so it's just all amazing to me.
"Buddy!!" I'd pay a million dollars to see this remastered into a DVD. These television spectaculars from the 1950's are still quite rare finds. You're seeing a reprise of "Moses Supposes" on videotape at 7:23!!
J Sharp Unfortunately, O'Connor was a very heavy smoker and that paid a heavy price on his ability & life. Altho both of them smoked in early years, Kelly was never as heavy a smoker as O'Conner was. O'Conner lived till he was 78 but as musicals died away in the Golden age of Hollywood he was unable to transition to regular movies & overlooked for a show of his own. He did pay a price for that heavy smoking & bc he didn't taper off or quit early enough..Such a shame..
Rather than compare them to each other, I will just say their styles are very different. Gene's ballet training is evident while Donald seems to have trained only in tap and depends on his tap timing to move through the choreography. Donald is also dancing closer to the floor while Gene dances a bit more elevated. They are great together!
These two were brilliant.. what it must've been like to be alive in those days.. pure, clean, raw, *great* talent! Donald O'Conner & Gene Kelly were sure some talented, trailblazing dancers. And fine, handsome fellas to boot! **swoon** 😙😙💜
You an me both Ingred. These two tap dancer were tops in their field. i am constantly amazed while watching them and yes, Donald O'Conner was under rated. Great performers like Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis Jr., Sandman Simms ...
@@Ophiuchus123456789 true. There's a video here on youtube of Hope and Cagney dancing. People only think of Cagney from gangster movies, but I love to watch him dance. I remember when I was a kid he received some award and he danced to the stage. And him tapping down a staircase amazes me.
I disagree that age really slowed Gene. He was in Xanadu and was fantastic in that. He just did a variety of dances and I think when he was younger, he liked the fast paced stuff and could pull it flawlessly. But try to find a man that can do THOSE moves the way he could at THAT age. I think he just experimented with different styles and found that he liked to tell a story with dance more than a fast paced number.
Que c'est merveilleux de voir ces deux grands acteurs : Gene kelly et Donald O'Connar se réunissaient ensemble de danser magnifiquement bien !!!... je ne m'en lasse jamais .... Que de la nostalgie des années poétiques qui n'existent plus qu'aujourd'hui !!!.... Hélas ! que du regret avec ces belles années 1950.. Thank you Vladmir Zworkin for share this Video-clip.
They have to add those tapping sounds, ( recording) thats hard to keep that timing up....I'm not that old, but I know good dancing when I see it, and this is awesome, I was born in the wrong era I guess
I'm only 20 and was watching some other dancers from this day and came across this! THIS IS SO AWESOME! How come people don't dance like this anymore. ITS SO PERFECTLY COOL!!!!!!!
BubbaTheBulldog Because back then it took real genuine talent, and years of hard slog honing their craft while working their way up through the clubs and theatre circuits before they made it. Today, people want instant stardom with just one appearance miming to a tape on 'The X Factor' or 'Britain's/America's Got Talent' 🙄
Gene is fine it drives me bonkers! He was sooo sexy!!! How did the females not freak out over this guy? So much dam swagger it oozes from the grave. Gene Gene Gene!!!!
Has anyone observed that Gene Kelly's choreography is the forerunner to Bob Fosse's routines in "All That Jazz" "Chicago" and other dance projects? Fosse worked on musical films at MGM and became close with both Astaire and Kelly, who were making films like "Singin In The Rain" and "The Band Wagon", that had innovative dance numbers.
Two brilliant performers. 20 yrs later, it was either 1979 or '80, I remember seeing Donald dance at the Oscars in a production number that went all over the stage and up and down stairs. I was out of breath just watching! He was in his mid-50's at the time. Amazing!
"Ethel, how you've changed." "Oop. Right in the eye." These guys work so well together. I love it. Everything Mr. Kelly and Mr. O'Connor do is pure gold in my eyes.
My favorite dancer has always been Gene Kelly....quickly followed up by Donald O'Connor - together, PURE MAGIC. You can't help but smile and get a little misty eyed when the clip ends knowing that those two great talents are no longer with us.
Donald O'Connor, a great, underated, talented, fab dancer; he always looked like he was floating, and he made it look so effortless; watch the 'Moses Supposes' number in Singin' In The Rain, then you'll understand! Miss you, always!
Must have been incredible to have been living back in those times. TV/entertainment is now 24 hours a day so it never goes off unlike the 50s and 60s. Back in those days, people must have had stuff to look forward to the next week. It's no wonder people say we only have 30 second attention spans these days.
TV was very different in the 50s and 60s. No recording devices at home. Almost no movies on TV. You went to the theater. If you missed a show you might hope it's going to be on during summer reruns.
Thanks Heidi Anne Morris , have always enjoyed Gene Kelly and feel he was a great talent! But Donald O'Conner could not be matched with both dance and comedic timing...they were brilliant together.
This had me grinning uncontrollably the whole way through. Gene Kelly and Donald O Connor were legends. (Donald especially is my favorite for his amazing skill but also his sense of humor and handsome looks) This was broadcast 42 years before I was born and yet I feel connected to this time. I wish dancing like this was still a popular thing.
Such a shame that nowadays there's no actual actor who could half they were doing on a movie. It was the golden age of movies, actors knew how to sing dance and act and now ? well that's rare. Amazing dancers love them both :)
Sigh. Such a shame that we cannot remain young forever. Look at those fit, graceful, athletic bodies filled with life and fun. They were beautiful men! Love to watch them dance.
Their dancing was so advanced and ground breaking, nothing substantial has ever been added or improved on. The choreography was so exceptional, when I watch So You Think You Can Dance I'm mostly disappointed in the choreography the judges laude as "genius".
Perhaps because of his stocky frame, Gene Kelly always gave me the impression that he had put a lot of hard work into learning to dance, and became really good at it. Donald O'Connor gave me the impression that he didn't need to learn; it just came naturally to him. Probably this natural spontaneity came from hours of hard practice.
wow..just saw this for the first time since they did the scene in Singin in the Rain..still one of my favourite scenes..but then there is more than one..i could go on and talk for hours about them all but i would talk in so much detail people might think im insane..but thats ok because after all these years SITR has been consistantly voted best Musical/Film of all time! hmmmm..wonder why ;)
Donald O'Co nor deserved much more kudos than he ever got. What happened to him in the end? Also a great performer was Dan Daley He disappeared totally - shsme There is no talent like that today. Valerie Richman
Two brilliant dancers. Donald O'Connor has this effortless fluidity, and Gene Kelly has an energized athleticism. Two different styles and both wonderful.
+cgaskill13 I hardly notice Gene Kelly when Donald O'Connor's dancing.
cgaskill13 I LOVE DONALD O'CONNER HE NEVER GOT THE PRAISE/HE WAS SO TALENTED/UNBELIEVABLE
@@ruthiebelle1 interesting, it's the opposite for me!
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The dancers didn't go away but the opportunities sure did.
Donald O'Connor is undoubtedly on of the most underrated performers ever! Gene Kelly is a genius!
+premieresoldat You are correct with that statement! Donald was truly amazing in his own, often over-shadowed, right!
Agree. Incredibly underrated, there will people who were much bigger stars than him who did not have a tenth of his talent.
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Donald O'Connor - the only (male) dancer who could make you not watch Gene Kelly. Fantastic post!
wrong. Gene is way, way better. but Donald is charming. you simply can't love that guy.
hagithequeen I don't agree Gene was better. And he's my favorite.
hagithequeen There is no better when it comes to amazing dancers like O'Connor and Kelly. They are different but to say one is better than the other is absurd.
What about Fred Astaire?
I can't ever stop watching Gene Kelly.
Donald O’Connor was very underrated. He was, in fact, a superb dancer, able singer, and very funny comedic actor.
Actually, he was very popular and did quite well in his career.
I love these two guys. Donald O'Connor has such a warm personality and deserved everything and so much more.
I know right Donald is one of the people deserved to live forever as a legend like other singers ( John Lennon, Freddie Mercury etc) but sadly after his death in 2007 he was forgotten by my generation same with Gene. Now if you were to ask me my personal favorite of the two I would totally say Donald O' Connor. I love his warm and caring nature, his smile is so genuine, his dancing is remarkable, his comedy is so hilarious, and his singing is some of the best I have ever heard. I just watched him in Out To Sea, when he was a lot older and he could still dance just as good as he could in Singing In The Rain and in others. He was still funny especially all of his expressions. He does not have a ton of lines but he has some awesome dancing moments considering how old he was getting for me anyway he will be my dancing star.
Disneyanimegirl1 Donald died in 2003
vistaestrada This comment just made my day. :)
O'Connor - August 28, 1925
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died September 27, 2003 (aged 78)
Kelly - August 23, 1912
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died February 2, 1996 (aged 83)
Kelly was 13 years older than O'Connor. They probably celebrated their birthdays together!
saintsamaritan Kelly died on my birthday, that sucks I was only 8
This 10 minute segment from a 61 Year old TV show has entertained me 100 times more than anything I have seen on TV in the last 20 years.
Yes I agree
It does make one wonder what happened to Dance? What is around now has nearly zero grace and beauty. I guess those qualities went out of fashion
I like them both equally, but O'Connor is like liquid sometimes, the way he moves. :)
Donald O' Connor....probably the most underated dancer ever.......
I wish they would have made another picture together. They are incredible together. Donald O'Connor is so underrated
Yes I agree
More people need to know the name Donald O Connor I haven't met a single person who could sing dance and act. Highly funny, dazzling eyes like the sea after a storm, brilliant smile and the personality of a charmer.
Yes I agree
Absolutely true. He was as good as Gene Kelly.
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As an ex-tap dancer, let me say that taping while sitting down is incredibly difficult to do while keeping it that light and smooth.
If you say so.
I completely agree. You don't have your body weight to rely on, which makes it way more difficult.
I thought so, looked like a lot of leg work and a very tight core. But they made it seem so easy xD
Why do you consider yourself an "ex" tapper???? There are so many adult classes now... get out there and start tapping and having fun again!!!
@@mariechance5655 I got into tap because my father was a tap dancer in Vaudeville for a brief period; I never felt the urge to dance a step once they stopped paying me. My dad danced (tap and ballroom) for as long as he could walk.
As so many have stated -- Donald O'Connor was so overlooked as a dancer. He's brilliant!
Donald O'Connor was the best of all time. As one comment said "effortless fluidity" ... marvelous!
I’m not entirely sure when this started but I’m developing a MASSIVE crush on a younger Donald O’Connor lol. The world lost someone really special when he died. Glad he lived a good long life tho ❤️
Same! He was such a charming fella.
Me too
Yes, I get it, I just keep looking at him.
Did anyone notice at 7:26 is pretty much the Moses Supposes dance with different music? Yeah, and that's live...ah, watching them brings a smile to my face!
yeah the chair part
Yeah, I did. I loved it.
I adore the moses supposes routine.
Thanks! I knew I knew that bit but couldn't place it. But it's 4am and my brain is dead. 😊
There's more entertainment in this one segment alone, than Hollywood could produce in a year with all today's celebrities joining together. God doesn't make 'em like Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor any more.
cecil renfield as an upcoming male tap dancer I would have to disagree
cecil renfield, i tend to agree; however, with the likes of Derek Hough, and song a dance men like Hugh Jackman, Scott Bakula and Zac Effron...there is still remarkable talent. Yes The Fosse's, Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor are gone, but those who emulate them are still around. I ♥️ Dance.
@@debbylambert3319 Zac Effron, a song and dance man? I know he sings but I didn't know he could dance too.
@@debbylambert3319 you forgot Christopher Walken. He's a great dancer and seems to enjoy every minute of it.
Agree. The current ones mentioned here are , I am sure, are great as well. Hollywood itself just does’t support this type of quality entertainment. It’s gone or at most very scarce.
This is such a wonderful post. I never knew they danced together after Singin' in the Rain. Both are wonderful. It is true that Donald O'Conner never got the praise he deserved. I do find myself watching him instead of Gene Kelly.
O'Connor moves with such fluidity from his head to his feet, I find myself focused on him too. Kelly's great but stiff, lots of repeated moves. Donald seems to dance for the pure joy of it.
Not me. Kelly's physique was superb. He moved with the grace of a tiger. Mercy!
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Swoon.......
Yes I agree
Real Dancing died when these two gentlemen passed away and Fred Astair, Ginger, Cyd, and Rita, now we lost Debbie R.
Ginger spilled to McCarthy, she was a cunt.
Astaire will always be a National.Treasure. As us Kelly ( and his perfect ass) and O Conner.
@@ingriddubbel8468 There's nothing wrong with wanting those filthy reds rooted out of Hollywood!
@@ingriddubbel8468 have to agree about Her Kelly's perfect ass, but there are still dancers - Christopher Walken comes to mind, John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, a few others - maybe not the caliber of Kelly and O'Connor, but great dancers.
Such amazing talent but also two great stars who appeared to really love what they were doing. Thanks for uploading.
Who today can do anything like what these two did? Dying art..
carlindelco The feet, quite a few, nut thanks to Savian Glover there isn't as much attention paid to body lines anymore.
+carlindelco plenty of people! You just don't see it in mass media
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perhaps... but I think it's a dying art/skill
carlindelco it is, and it makes me sad :(
+Patricia Roca All we see on mass media is twerking.
These are not lazy people. It is hard work to be that effortless.
Hello Elaine, How are you doing?
I don't see,anyone sitting in a chair! Do u ?
@@harveydoherty6995 I have named the hill I do not like walking up, "What hill?". Fantastic view.
O'Connor was about 13 years younger than Kelly, and here it shows, but Kelly still had it. They were both wonderful. And I agree with everyone who says that O'Connor was an amazing talent who never really got the credit he deserved. He was still in his prime when Hollywood musicals went out of fashion, which is a pity.
Love them both but Donald O'Connor is my fave!!
I was so depressed today....saw this and SMILED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Donald and Gene were some of the best performers to ever be on screen .one thing I've noticed in the comments is no one has said anything about how incredibly fit they both had to be. dancing like that looks easy but you need incredible cardio endurance to keep moving that long.
Yes I agree
Very fit indeed
You are so right about the physicality of these 2 great stars. TO be real, though, I think dancers have always been underrated as athletes.
Miss those 2 guys and the Era they came from.
Both are legends, both are equally gifted...but...I'd have to give the edge to Donald. He has such an effortless relaxed fluid style when he moves, he makes it look soooo easy.
They are both great but Donald to me is better!!
@@michellesouders2627 Not so sure, when you remember that Gene was 13 years older than Donald...
Plus Donald had a far better voice than Gene and in my opinion was better looking!
@@MsRoslet I’d still give the edge to O’Connor. Pull up an old clip of Kelly and Donald is the better dancer.
I really can't decide they are both so close in my opinion. The each have their moments where they shine. I'm not a professional, so it's just all amazing to me.
The two of them. Magic. This whole video is a genuine treat, Thanks for uploading!
Me too
"Buddy!!"
I'd pay a million dollars to see this remastered into a DVD. These television spectaculars from the 1950's are still quite rare finds. You're seeing a reprise of "Moses Supposes" on videotape at 7:23!!
Will that be cash or PayPal?
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Your right good pick up
Donald O’Connor is such an under rated performer. Many don’t know who he was which is so unfair to a really talented entertainer.
Kelly was 47 here, O'Connor 34. That's a big difference in dancing years.
Agreed. That's a huge age difference in dance years. I can't take my eyes off of GK when they dance together in Singin' in the Rain.
J Sharp Unfortunately, O'Connor was a very heavy smoker and that paid a heavy price on his ability & life. Altho both of them smoked in early years, Kelly was never as heavy a smoker as O'Conner was. O'Conner lived till he was 78 but as musicals died away in the Golden age of Hollywood he was unable to transition to regular movies & overlooked for a show of his own. He did pay a price for that heavy smoking & bc he didn't taper off or quit early enough..Such a shame..
Gene was the best
@Knickertwist Copperby So true, Donald O'Connor was a talented dancer, singer, comic & truly nice guy persona in Hollywood of old.
@@borninthewrongtime6449 So was Kelly.
back in the day they had to learn to everything; singing, dancing and acting. Such fun to watch these two Irishmen dance!
Me too
Smiled the whole way through. What a treat! Grace, humour and friendship. Fantastic.
Yes I agree
Rather than compare them to each other, I will just say their styles are very different. Gene's ballet training is evident while Donald seems to have trained only in tap and depends on his tap timing to move through the choreography. Donald is also dancing closer to the floor while Gene dances a bit more elevated. They are great together!
GK had ballet training?
@@JackiePhillipsTheSocialPet Yes. There's an article in the New York Times Jan 17, 1985 about how ballet influenced his dance in musicals.
Gene Kelly was a genius. O’ Connor wasn’t bad either!!! FABULOUS. Where is this kind of entertainment today?
Yes where is real talent
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These two were brilliant..
what it must've been like to be alive in those days.. pure, clean, raw, *great* talent!
Donald O'Conner & Gene Kelly were sure some talented, trailblazing dancers.
And fine, handsome fellas to boot!
**swoon** 😙😙💜
Yes I agree
Donald sings Singin In The Rain better than Gene...
I was thinking the same, no offense to Gene, who is wonderful! :)
LivnamKaur He sings it better, but Genes voice suits the song more.
+LivnamKaur I don't agree, Gene WAS Singin' in the rain, Donald could never do what Gene did with that number!
+LivnamKaur not truee
+LivnamKaur So true, Donald had a much better voice...he does ballads gorgeously.
Love those two together. Too bad the new generation has no clue who these artist were. I wish I can tap dance like that
You an me both Ingred. These two tap dancer were tops in their field. i am constantly amazed while watching them and yes, Donald O'Conner was under rated. Great performers like Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis Jr., Sandman Simms ...
Puddles644 Bob Hope, James Cagney...
Some dancers these days know them & classic movie fans.
@@Ophiuchus123456789 true. There's a video here on youtube of Hope and Cagney dancing. People only think of Cagney from gangster movies, but I love to watch him dance. I remember when I was a kid he received some award and he danced to the stage. And him tapping down a staircase amazes me.
Me too
I understood all those movie references! Walking My Baby Back Home and Call Me Madam are some of my favorites from de-lovely Donald O'Connor!
LOVE DONALD SO MUCH AND LOVE THOSE MOVIES...NO ONE DOES ROMANCE LIKE DONALD!! AND, WHAT A KISSER:))
Mary Meade I only watched singing in the rain and I love Melvin
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I disagree that age really slowed Gene. He was in Xanadu and was fantastic in that. He just did a variety of dances and I think when he was younger, he liked the fast paced stuff and could pull it flawlessly. But try to find a man that can do THOSE moves the way he could at THAT age. I think he just experimented with different styles and found that he liked to tell a story with dance more than a fast paced number.
Xanadu was such a classic film full of the best ELO and ONJ music.
two great actors and dancers !!! and Gene was 47 and Donald was 34 when they did this show !!! so amazing !!
Donald O'Connor and Gene Kelly dancing together is pure pleasure to watch!!!!
Gotta love Donald O'Connor
Que c'est merveilleux de voir ces deux grands acteurs : Gene kelly et Donald O'Connar se réunissaient ensemble de danser magnifiquement bien !!!... je ne m'en lasse jamais ....
Que de la nostalgie des années poétiques qui n'existent plus qu'aujourd'hui !!!.... Hélas ! que du regret avec ces belles années 1950..
Thank you Vladmir Zworkin for share this Video-clip.
Oh man... I could watch Gene Kelly dancing over and over again without ever getting bored. he was such a genius. one of my biggest idols.
Yes I agree
It just makes me happy to watch these guys-their talent, their obvious love of dance, their congeniality. Thanks for posting.
Gene Kelly genius Donald O’Connor totally underrated he was phenomenal too rip gents thank you for all the amazing memories
I loves me some Donald O’Connor!!! RIP you total hunk-o-hotness you!!! 😚
Donald was absolutely charming to watch...missed so very much
They have to add those tapping sounds, ( recording) thats hard to keep that timing up....I'm not that old, but I know good dancing when I see it, and this is awesome, I was born in the wrong era I guess
You think so? They're good enuf to tap sitting down and keep rhythm.
I'm only 20 and was watching some other dancers from this day and came across this! THIS IS SO AWESOME! How come people don't dance like this anymore. ITS SO PERFECTLY COOL!!!!!!!
BubbaTheBulldog Because back then it took real genuine talent, and years of hard slog honing their craft while working their way up through the clubs and theatre circuits before they made it. Today, people want instant stardom with just one appearance miming to a tape on 'The X Factor' or 'Britain's/America's Got Talent' 🙄
Just a comment so you maybe remember to check this masterpiece again :)
Gene is fine it drives me bonkers! He was sooo sexy!!! How did the females not freak out over this guy? So much dam swagger it oozes from the grave. Gene Gene Gene!!!!
jusdubzzz GENE WAS HOOOOT!!!!!!
Brilliant dancers. No edits. Filmed in full figure. Perfect!!
Two of the all time very best! Never get tired of watching them dance!
Me too
"Moses Supposes" at the end! Now I'm happy!
Has anyone observed that Gene Kelly's choreography is the forerunner to Bob Fosse's routines in "All That Jazz" "Chicago" and other dance projects? Fosse worked on musical films at MGM and became close with both Astaire and Kelly, who were making films like "Singin In The Rain" and "The Band Wagon", that had innovative dance numbers.
I loved Gene Kelly. He was absolutely a GREAT DANCER.
Two brilliant performers. 20 yrs later, it was either 1979 or '80, I remember seeing Donald dance at the Oscars in a production number that went all over the stage and up and down stairs. I was out of breath just watching! He was in his mid-50's at the time. Amazing!
Yes it was amay
That was 61 years ago and still the best. Donald is my favourite. His style and personality win me over
Me too
Donald O'Connor was a great dancer...
"Ethel, how you've changed."
"Oop. Right in the eye."
These guys work so well together.
I love it.
Everything Mr. Kelly and Mr. O'Connor do is pure gold in my eyes.
Yes I agree
That was the hottest 2:35 minutes of my life! Just sayin...
This is way too amazing! It's sad to see how degrading the entertainment business is now a days!!!
Dancing while sitting is a lot harder than it looks! Two dancing geniuses, the best in their day!
Yes I agree
Donald O'Connor was one great dancer. Love this clip.
Me too
My eyes always go to Donald O'Connor whenever he dances with Gene Kelly.
Mine also.
My favorite dancer has always been Gene Kelly....quickly followed up by Donald O'Connor - together, PURE MAGIC. You can't help but smile and get a little misty eyed when the clip ends knowing that those two great talents are no longer with us.
Yes I agree
6:42 after they bump into each other, Kelly grips O'Connor's wrist make sure he won't fall. That's sweet :)
The Good Ol’ Days!!! 💃🕺
After all those years, they could still present the number of singing in the rain in an impeccable way
Yes I agree
Both incredible. Gene is handsome, muscular and light on his feet but Donald is lighter! Fluid, just so fun to watch both. Love this
The interplay between these two beats puppies and kittens for sheer adorableness. And dancing together . . . breathtaking.
I do hope I'm wrong by saying that you'll never see talent like this again.
Donald O'Connor, a great, underated, talented, fab dancer; he always looked like he was floating, and he made it look so effortless; watch the 'Moses Supposes' number in Singin' In The Rain, then you'll understand! Miss you, always!
Donald O’Connor is my most favorite song and dance man and actor ever!!
And he was pretty good with talking mules, too!
Must have been incredible to have been living back in those times. TV/entertainment is now 24 hours a day so it never goes off unlike the 50s and 60s. Back in those days, people must have had stuff to look forward to the next week. It's no wonder people say we only have 30 second attention spans these days.
TV was very different in the 50s and 60s. No recording devices at home. Almost no movies on TV. You went to the theater. If you missed a show you might hope it's going to be on during summer reruns.
Gene Kelly dancing, it doesn't get much better ♥ What a talented man he was. Seems to float on air... _sigh_
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You're a Gene Kelly fan too??? :D
su ann lim ♥ he was rather wasn't he ;))) ♥ lol
Thanks Heidi Anne Morris , have always enjoyed Gene Kelly and feel he was a great talent! But Donald O'Conner could not be matched with both dance and comedic timing...they were brilliant together.
Skills! I love it!
The French call that hang time in the ballet world. They adored Kelly.
This had me grinning uncontrollably the whole way through. Gene Kelly and Donald O Connor were legends. (Donald especially is my favorite for his amazing skill but also his sense of humor and handsome looks)
This was broadcast 42 years before I was born and yet I feel connected to this time. I wish dancing like this was still a popular thing.
Me too
Join a Tap class. It’s alive and well!
Donald also accomplished fabulous singer dancer actor what they called a triple threat back then. He should of been celebrated more.
"Make 'em laugh" has to be one of the greatest dances of all time!
oh those 2 beautiful smiles! and footwork!
los adoro toda mi vida, tengo 81 años y no dejo de verlos constantemente.
Wow, Gene can take any corny tune and make it have so much swagger! Nice!
Such a shame that nowadays there's no actual actor who could half they were doing on a movie. It was the golden age of movies, actors knew how to sing dance and act and now ? well that's rare. Amazing dancers love them both :)
Acting is much better now.
People know when they've seen something extraordinary - like this!
Karen Cilman l agree and they were my favorite but please bob fosse was the one and only in every way coreo dance songs etc
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Sigh. Such a shame that we cannot remain young forever. Look at those fit, graceful, athletic bodies filled with life and fun. They were beautiful men! Love to watch them dance.
They were so great together and so missed...
I could eat them BOTH with a spoon. So beautiful, talented, charming... Both. Both? Both!
Audiences everywhere adored them.
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I agree
Talent. Gene kelly looking up in relation while he danced. O'connor just having a blast. No one will ever come close
Amazing. It’s incredible that they could do this sitting down, at least through 2/3s of it.
So glad our mom introduced us to so many great musical people. Grew up living this stuff . They were so fantastic!
This is what it was like! Love it so so much!
Their dancing was so advanced and ground breaking, nothing substantial has ever been added or improved on. The choreography was so exceptional, when I watch So You Think You Can Dance I'm mostly disappointed in the choreography the judges laude as "genius".
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Michael Jackson's dance idol was Fred Astare, and he even admitted anything he does Fred did it first; he just put a little soul into it.
Yes I agree
O’Connor’s extraordinary. He always makes it look easy, like he’s out there just messing around.
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Perhaps because of his stocky frame, Gene Kelly always gave me the impression that he had put a lot of hard work into learning to dance, and became really good at it. Donald O'Connor gave me the impression that he didn't need to learn; it just came naturally to him. Probably this natural spontaneity came from hours of hard practice.
Two powerhouses!and they were both virgos! : )
I've never seen this video before. What a treat! I always thought Donald O'Connor was the best dancer of them all; but so underrated.
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when dancers and performers had class
wow..just saw this for the first time since they did the scene in Singin in the Rain..still one of my favourite scenes..but then there is more than one..i could go on and talk for hours about them all but i would talk in so much detail people might think im insane..but thats ok because after all these years SITR has been consistantly voted best Musical/Film of all time! hmmmm..wonder why ;)
Donald O'Co nor deserved much more kudos than he ever got. What happened to him in the end?
Also a great performer was Dan Daley
He disappeared totally - shsme
There is no talent like that today.
Valerie Richman