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Bookmark this pageFor Me and My Gal (1942)
Director: Busby Berkeley
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Set just before World War I, this corny musical introduced 30-year-old debutant Gene Kelly in the intially unsympathetic role of an ambitious hoofer who joins up with fellow vaudevillians Garland and Murphy in the, hope of fulfilling his/their dream of playing at the famous Palace Theatre. Their plans are complicated by Kelly's selfish scheming to avoid the draft, and by a romantic triangle in which Murphy loves Garland, Garland loves Kelly, and Kelly loves, besides himself, the idea of being famous. Kelly's contrived transformation from ruthless heel to self-effacing war hero is totally unconvincing, but the excellent numbers - including the title song, 'When You Wore a Tulip' and 'Ballin' the Jack' - may help to numb the pain.Author: NF
Cast & crew
Director: Busby Berkeley
Producer: Arthur Freed
Cast: Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, George Murphy, Stephen McNally, Marta Eggerth, Keenan Wynn, Ben Blue, Richard Quine full cast
Genre(s): Musicals
Duration: 104 mins
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