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For Me and My Gal (film)
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| For Me and My Gal | |
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| Directed by | Busby Berkeley |
| Produced by | Arthur Freed |
| Written by | Story by Howard Emmett Rogers Screenplay by Richard Sherman, Fred F. Finklehoffe and Sid Silvers |
| Starring | Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, George Murphy |
| Music by | Roger Edens |
| Cinematography | William H. Daniels |
| Editing by | Ben Lewis |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | October 21, 1942 |
| Running time | 104 mins. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
For Me and My Gal is a 1942 American musical directed by Busby Berkeley. It stars Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, and George Murphy. It was Kelly's screen debut. This movie is inspired by a true story about vaudeville actors Harry Palmer and Jo Hayden when Palmer was drafted into World War I. In the heyday of vaudeville before World War I, a couple of talented youngsters set their sights on the Palace Theatre. Just when it seems their ambition will be realized, the boy gets his draft card. To obtain deferment, he smashes his hand in a trunk and the girl walks out on him. Unable to live without her and unable to enlist because of his injury, he joins the YMCA and follows her to France where she is singing for the troops. In a heroic attempt to rescue some soldiers trapped by the enemy, he vindicates himself and after the Armistice, their reunion is celebrated in lights on the Palace marquee. The movie was successful upon its release.
