For Me and My Gal (1942)
- Starring:
- Judy Garland, George Murphy, (more)
- Director(s):
- Busby Berkeley
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal, a leisurely period musical, represents the first on-screen dancing of MGM's new star Gene Kelly. Judy Garland plays a member of a vaudeville troupe consisting of herself, George Murphy, Ben Blue and Lucille Norman. She leaves the act to join up with Kelly, who promises to propel her to the big time. Two unsuccessful years later, Garland and Kelly are still struggling in the small time, while Murphy and his bunch are headliners. Kelly nearly throws Garland over for singer Marta Eggerth, but Judy remains loyal--at least until Kelly deliberately breaks his hand to avoid serving in World War I. Having lost her brother Richard Quine to the war, Garland denounces Kelly as a coward and walks out. Kelly redeems himself by joining an overseas entertainment troupe, saving several lives when he finds himself under attack on the front. Judy and Gene are at last reunited in Paris. A major break for both Gene Kelly and Judy Garland (who proved once and for all in this film that she was no longer just a "juvenile"), For Me and My Gal was based on a story by Howard Emmett Rogers. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 104 mins
Complete Cast of For Me and My Gal
- Judy Garland - Jo Hayden
- Gene Kelly - Harry Palmer
- Marta Eggerth - Eve Minard
- Ben Blue - Sid Simms
- Lucille Norman - Lily Duncan
- George Murphy - Jimmy K. Metcalf
- Richard Quine - Danny Hayden
- Horace McNally - Mr. Waring
- Keenan Wynn - Eddie Milton
- Anne Rooney - Members of Jimmy's Company
- Director(s):
- Busby Berkeley
- Writer(s):
- Jack McGowan, Richard Sherman, Irving Brecher
- Producer(s):
- Arthur Freed
- Categories:
- Romance
- 1942 - National Board of Review - Best Acting
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