Knowing These 16 Behind The Scenes Facts From "Singin' In The Rain" Make Watching The Movie More Amazing

8. Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor ended up doing a lot of their own stunts. In an interview with Roger Ebert, O'Connor said, "[Russ Saunders] was the stuntman. If a stunt was too difficult, they thought I would get hurt, or Gene would get hurt, so they would call in Russ. And 90 times out of 100, he would get hurt, and we'd have to go in and do it. "