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For Me and My Gal

For Me and My Gal

She's a Yankee Doodle Girlie!

19426.41h 44m

Overview

Two vaudeville performers fall in love, but find their relationship tested by the arrival of WWI.

Directed by Busby Berkeley
Written by Howard Emmett Rogers, Fred F. Finklehoffe, Richard Sherman
Produced by Arthur Freed
Box OfficeBudget: $802KRevenue: $4.4M

Top Cast

Judy Garland

Judy Garland

Jo Hayden

Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly

Harry Palmer

George Murphy

George Murphy

Jimmy K. Metcalf

Mártha Eggerth

Mártha Eggerth

Eve Minard

Ben Blue

Ben Blue

Sid Simms

Stephen McNally

Stephen McNally

Mr. Waring

Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

Stage Manager (uncredited)

E

Ernie Alexander

Theater Workman with Big Die (uncredited)

Hooper Atchley

Hooper Atchley

Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)

Walter Baldwin

Walter Baldwin

Bill (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

world war iwartimemusicalvaudevillesong and dancevaudeville actphysical disability1910smilitary draft

About For Me and My Gal

For Me and My Gal is a music, romance, war film released in 1942 exploring themes of world war i, wartime, musical, vaudeville, song and dance, vaudeville act. Directed by Busby Berkeley, it stars Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, George Murphy. Two vaudeville performers fall in love, but find their relationship tested by the arrival of WWI.

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