Rating - G
Archive: Yes
Based On: Singin’ in the Rain.
Some lines of dialogue from the original film used in
a modified form. They belonged to MGM originally.
Plot: Missing scene. In the movie just after Lina has
announced she plans to make Kathy act as her voice for
the rest of her career. I felt RF Simpson would have said something to Kathy, Don and Cosmo - just to let them know what Lina was up to.
“Oh Don - what am I supposed to do?”
Don hugged Kathy. The poor kid’s dreams of stardom
were in tatters.
Lina. Why was it that whenever something bad happened
in Don’s life Lina Lamont was always involved?
“I’m not going to let this happen Kathy.” It was bad
enough that Lina was intent on destroying every chance
Kathy had of success, but if her plan worked Don was
stuck pretending to be in love with her for another
five years. At least.
And there was no way he wanted to spend another second
with that rattlesnake.
“A shiny star in the firmament indeed!” Cosmo snorted,
“That woman is poison.”
Don had to agree. He must be the greatest actor in the
world to have convinced the public that he could even
be in the same state as Lina. And he’d convinced her
too - that was the strange thing. Lina really thought
they were an item. And she really thought Kathy was
the threat.
That was the sucker punch. If Lina wasn’t so jealous
of what she thought He and Kathy had, this could have
all worked out fine. Some other hopeful could have
been Lena’s voice - a string of hopefuls. Imagine how
versatile the public would have thought she was. Lina
Lamont - the chameleon. A different voice in every
picture.
But she had to take it out on poor Kathy.
“Can’t we explain it to her Don? Tell her it’s all
been some sort of misunderstanding?” Kathy sobbed into
Don’s arms.
“There, there, don’t cry,” Don looked at Cosmo as he
comforted the stricken girl.
Cosmo raised his eyebrows meaningfully.
“The trouble is Kathy if we explained it to her it
would sort of make it worse,” Cosmo pointed out.
“Although she probably wouldn’t know what we were
talking about,” Don said.
“I mean it’s not as if we’ve exactly kept it secret
from her. She just doesn’t get it.”
“But how could she not get it?” Kathy wailed.”I got
it. Straight away. The second I saw you two together.
I mean you and Lina? Please. And anyway if you’ve
ever read a movie magazine and have half a brain you
can tell.”
Don looked shocked, “You can?”
“Yeah sure, “ Kathy was warming to her subject now, “I
mean ‘Don Lockwood, pictured at home with his long
time friend Cosmo Brown’ - who wouldn’t get it?”
Cosmo looked at Don. “I told you that was a mistake.”
“I would say Lina Lamont is probably the only person
in Hollywood who doesn’t know about you two,” Kathy
announced.
“Gee thanks, boost my confidence why don’t you,” Don
grimaced.
“Oh I’m sorry Don. It’s just that...Oh I don’t know,”
Kathy shook her head.
“Well we’ll just have to find a way to stop her
without destroying Don,” Cosmo said. They’d just have
to bide their time.
Fortunately they didn’t have long to wait. The events
at the premier of The Dancing Cavalier meant Lina
destroyed her own reputation.
Don felt sorry for her. A little.
But he had a new leading lady. And both their careers
were going well.
And Cosmo was always there, waiting in the wings. Did
it really matter that he had to kiss Kathy in public
so often?
It was only illusion after all. A cooked up romance
for publicity.
*Well, we movie stars get the glory. I guess we have
to take the little heartaches that go with it.*
He just had to keep telling himself that.
End
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