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For Me and My Gal

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Jo Hayden (Judy Garland) and Harry Palmer (Gene Kelly) are a struggling vaudeville act with hopes of making it big. When success seems right around the corner, Palmer is drafted into the army at the advent of World War I. Thinking quickly, Palmer injures his hand to avoid being called to duty, but Hayden -- whose brother died in the war -- finds his action cowardly and breaks up the duo. Now, Palmer must figure out a way to bring them back together, even if it means going to war.
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Richard Brody The New Yorker May 23, 2022
The patriotic spectacle’s ambient violence and frustrated desire emerge in nervously roving takes that capture Garland’s twitchy, electrifying energy, which, here, generates sexual heat. Go to Full Review Ellie Lucas From the Front Row Jun 15, 2022
3/4
(The musical numbers) may be smaller scale than (Berkeley's) greatest works, but there's a heat and a passion to them that is hard to ignore. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Jun 12, 2022
3/4
It’s not often that a performer lands the starring or co-starring role in his or her very first motion picture -- Gregory Peck, Barbra Streisand, and William Hurt are some of the lucky ones -- yet here’s Gene Kelly doing just that. Go to Full Review Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm Aug 29, 2019
3.5/4
...has real affection for the vaudeville world it depicts. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Apr 3, 2011
B+
Busby Berkeley's enjoyable musical marks the feature screen debut of Gene Kelly, who enjoys great rapport with Judy Garland. Go to Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Feb 6, 2010
Transcending the vortex of bulldozing patriotism are Kelly and Garland, harmonizing musically and emotionally Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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bruce F @bruce999 Aug 11, 2026 ok musical, has some plot, but lots of songs not as good as i expected... a plot twist or something See more Nov 7, 2019 The sappy WWII propaganda stuff most elicits eye rolls but the vaudeville numbers are so good that you can mostly ignore the former. See more Thomas M @TMProofreader Feb 1, 2019 The best musical movie ever made! With the best movie song ever sung: the title song! See more Feb 22, 2017 Gene Kelly and Judy Garland are a dream pairing for film lovers, but the wartime story was kind of odd for a musical. (First and only viewing - 2/23/2017) See more s r @ScottR Feb 11, 2017 A group of performers compete and fall in love, only to have war break them up. See more Jan 21, 2017 Gene Kelly. Judy Garland. What a good pair! See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Busby Berkeley

Director

Judy Garland

Jo Hayden

Gene Kelly

Harry Palmer

George Murphy

Jimmy K. Metcalf

Mártha Eggerth

Eve Minard

Ben Blue

Sid Simms

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Synopsis Jo Hayden (Judy Garland) and Harry Palmer (Gene Kelly) are a struggling vaudeville act with hopes of making it big. When success seems right around the corner, Palmer is drafted into the army at the advent of World War I. Thinking quickly, Palmer injures his hand to avoid being called to duty, but Hayden -- whose brother died in the war -- finds his action cowardly and breaks up the duo. Now, Palmer must figure out a way to bring them back together, even if it means going to war.
Director
Busby Berkeley
Producer
Arthur Freed
Screenwriter
Richard Sherman, Fred F. Finklehoffe, Sid Silvers
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Musical, War, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 21, 1942, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 30, 2012
Runtime
1h 44m
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