Audio problem: When Donald O'Connor walks onto the keys of his piano at the beginning of his Make 'Em Laugh Sequence, the sound that we hear is a chord, but in reality we would hear a much more dissonant combination of notes, because several notes adjacent to each other would be played at the same time.
Audio problem: When Gene Kelly starts to walk away from Debbie Reynold's car and his coat rips, he becomes stuck for a moment about halfway through so the movement is rip - pause - rip. On the soundtrack, however, we hear one continuous ripping sound.
Audio problem: When they are filming the "Duelling Cavalier" with sound for the first time, when the operator says that "She's gotta talk into the mike. I can't pick it up." his lips aren't moving at all. (00:49:33)
Answer: It is the same as a nurse maid or nanny. It tended to be someone who was black and a slave (a long time ago).
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