I Love Melvin is a 1953 American Technicolor musical romantic comedy film directed by Don Weis, starring Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds.The film's most famous scene depicts Reynolds playing a human American football in a dance sequence. The movie reunited Reynolds and O'Connor after their 1952 smash hit Singin' in the Rain, However, according to MGM records, the film earned $1,316,000 in the United States and Canada and $654,000 overseas, resulting in a loss of $290,000.