Open AccessMilk and mythology in "Singin' in the Rain"
Author(s) -
Kelli Marshall
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
transformative works and cultures
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1941-2258
DOI - 10.3983/twc.2017.01159
Subject(s) - mythology , musical , art , visual arts , set (abstract data type) , art history , aesthetics , communication , literature , sociology , computer science , programming language
I debunk one of the most widely disseminated myths about the film musical Singin' in the Rain (1952): that set designers added milk (or ink) to the water so that raindrops would show up on screen. In so doing, I also attempt to locate the milk myth's origin and explain why this falsehood has intensified over the last 20 years.