Did you know one of the world's best dancers once visited Glasgow?
Our archives found this amazing picture of Gene Kelly outside Glasgow Central Station on a 'dry day' in 1953.
Gene loved coming to Glasgow and once used the city as a base to scout locations for his Scottish musical Brigadoon according to his wife Patricia Ward Kelly.
She said: “He was here in 1953 scouting the locations for Brigadoon.
“He really wanted to do the movie here but unfortunately MGM [studios] didn’t allow that.
“It [Glasgow] has always been a fond memory for him and it is really a privilege for me to be back.”
With Gene Kelly in a starring role, Brigadoon sees two American pals getting lost in the Scottish woodlands and stumbling upon a magical village.
Movie star Gene died in 1996 at the age of 83. He was best known for Singin' in the Rain, Hello Dolly! and What a Way to Go!
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