Other references to old Hollywood in Singin' in the Rain include Cyd Charisse's hair style, which resembles Louise Brooks' famous bob, and Charisse's gangster boyfriend, who flips a coin like George Raft did in Scarface, Shame of a Nation (1932).
The name Dave is of English origin, and it means Diminutive form of David .
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