Gene Kellyn ja Stanley Donenin Amerikkalainen Pariisissa menestyi hienosti, ja menestystä haluttiin hyödyntää nopeasti. Niin syntyi Laulavat sadepisarat, jota on estoitta kehuttu kaikkien aikojen parhaaksi musikaaliksi. Useimmat sen lauluista ovat samalta ajalta, jonne tapahtumatkinsijoittuvat, eli 1920–30-lukujen taitteesta. Tuolloin äänielokuva alkoi vallata alaa, eikä ilman leffan kuvaamia kommelluksia.
Jean ja Marie ovat rakastuneita, mutta heidän vanhempansa eivät hyväksy suhdetta. Pari päättää paeta Pariisiin, mutta Jeanin isän kuollessa Jean pääsekään karkumatkalle. Jean löytää myöhemmin Marien Pariisista, mutta naisella onkin uusi mies.
The first part tells the story of Moses leading the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land, his receipt of the tablets and the worship of the golden calf. The second part shows the efficacy of the commandments in modern life through a story set in San Francisco. Two brothers, rivals for the love of Mary, also come into conflict when John discovers Dan used shoddy materials to construct a cathedral.
During the Russian Revolution, a young nobleman and his peasant maid flee from their homeland to Constantinople where they marry and begin a challenging new life.
Madeleine steals a string of pearls in Paris and uses American engineer Tom, who is driving on his vacation to Spain, to get the pearls out of France. But getting the pearls back from him proves to be difficult without falling in love.
On an ocean liner crossing a professional gambler comes to the aid of a naive young man victimized by a jewel thief. The young man turns out to be his son he's not seen since infancy.
A despairing clown suffering a broken heart and a self-indulgent count who uncontrollably laughs learn to help each other with their problems, but both fall in love with the same young woman.
A chic American jewel thief falls in love with one of her marks, an English lord.