For Me and My Gal

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For Me and My Gal
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DVD Details

  • Commentary by Garland biographer John Fricke
  • 2 Vintage Musical Shorts: "La Fiesta De Santa Barbara" & "Every Sunday For Me And My Gal" deleted finale
  • "Three Cheers For The Yanks" Outtake
  • Audio Only Bonus & Radio Promo
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Closed captioning available
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 44 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: April 6, 2004
  • Originally Released: 1942
  • Label: Warner Home Video

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 4,889
Rating: B- -- A nostalgic homage to vaudeville during the pre-WWI period that is no better than a routine musical. Full Review
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Mar 13, 2008
Rating: 3.5/4 -- ...has real affection for the vaudeville world it depicts. Full Review
LarsenOnFilm
Aug 29, 2019
Rating: B+ -- Busby Berkeley's enjoyable musical marks the feature screen debut of Gene Kelly, who enjoys great rapport with Judy Garland. Full Review
EmanuelLevy.Com
Apr 3, 2011
Transcending the vortex of bulldozing patriotism are Kelly and Garland, harmonizing musically and emotionally Full Review
CinePassion
Feb 7, 2010
Rating: 5/5 -- Gene and Judy are inspired casting in this early MGM musical.
Video-Reviewmaster.com
Jul 13, 2007
Rating: 4/5 -- Interesting musical drama with atypical performance from Kelly.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Aug 24, 2003

Description by OLDIES.com:

Pack up your troubles and go on the road with Judy and Gene!

After a late-night cup of coffee, vaudevillians Jo Hayden and Harry Palmer sit at a piano and work a song. Moments later, Jo realizes she's found exactly what she wasn't looking for: a partner. And with Judy Garland as Jo and Gene Kelly as Harry, the partnership isn't just ideal. It's a film fan's dream come true.

Kelly debuts and Garland dazzles in this Busby Berkeley-directed tale of a song-and-dance pair who take on tank towns, tough times and World War I while struggling for show-biz success. A hit parade of era tunes paces the film, including the wowser "Ballin' The Jack" and the sweetly harmonized title tune. Bursting with vitality and old-fashioned charm, For Me And My Gal is for the ages.

Product Description:

An unusually dramatic Busby Berkeley musical, FOR ME AND MY GAL chronicles the love and struggles of vaudeville team Harry Palmer (Gene Kelly, in his film debut) and Jo Hayden (a stunning Judy Garland) as they pursue their big dream of playing New York's prestigious Palace Theater. Just as that dream is about to finally come true, World War I breaks out and Harry is called into service. When he maims himself to avoid the draft, Jo can't forgive his cowardice, and Harry must search his soul for a way to redeem himself in the eyes of his country, and the woman who taught him to love it.

The score is filled with old favorites from World War I, including "Beautiful Doll," "You Were a Tulip," "Over There," "Long, Long Trail," and "Oui, Oui, Marie," but it's Kelly and Garland's sublime rendition of the title tune that lingers. It became a best-selling record at the time, and the movie was also a major hit. With its panoramic scope of war, seduction, betrayal, and redemption, FOR ME AND MY GAL is an American musical of rare emotion and power.

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