Donald O'Connor's custom-made Capezio tap shoes attributed by his family to production-use in his role as Cosmo Brown in the classic 1952 musical film Singin' in the Rain. The black leather tap shoes are tightly laced and bear faded gilt Capezio maker's stamps on the gray insoles. In very good to fine condition, with flaking to the leather and obvious signs of wear and use. Accompanied by an original Donald O'Connor business card. These would have been used by O'Connor in Foley to add the tap sounds to the film in post production—just as the vocals were dubbed in later, the actors did not wear actual tap shoes during filming. In Singin' in the Rain, O'Connor famously did an impressive dance that culminated in a series of backflips off the wall. He won the 1953 Golden Globe for 'Best Actor - Comedy or Musical' for his memorable performance.
