Two vaudeville performers fall in love, but find their relationship tested by the arrival of WWI.
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Title: For Me and My Gal (1942)
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| Mártha Eggerth | ... |
Eve Minard
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Sid Simms
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Set during WW I, Palmer and Hayden team up as vaudeville artists. Harry Palmer deliberately injures his hand to avoid being drafted to the army. Later, he makes up for this. WW I patriotism for a WW II audience, very sentimental, great musical episodes and songs. Written by Gerhard Gonter <g.gonter@ieee.org>
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Country:
USARelease Date:
19 August 1943 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
Me and My Gal See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USABox Office
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$802,000 (estimated)Gross:
$4,371,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
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(1914) (uncredited)
Music by Percy Wenrich
Lyrics by Jack Mahoney
Sung and Danced by Gene Kelly and Judy Garland in a show
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When it was decided that the costume worn by Mártha Eggerth while she performed "Do I Love You?" revealed too much cleavage, all close-ups of her during the number were blurred at the bodice. See more »Goofs
Jo's YWCA uniform (like much of her clothing in the latter half of the film) is characteristic of World War II, when the film was released, and not World War I, in which it is set. Her uniform's shoulders are too broad and the skirt too short, and she is wearing sheer stockings and pumps instead of opaque stockings and high boots or oxfords. See more »Crazy Credits
A picture of an infantry soldier in New York harbor and the text "America needs your money. Buy war bonds and stamps at this theatre." See more »Soundtracks
When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose(1914) (uncredited)
Music by Percy Wenrich
Lyrics by Jack Mahoney
Sung and Danced by Gene Kelly and Judy Garland in a show
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If this movie was simply Gene Kelly and Judy Garland exchanging quips (the "Hello Springtime!" bit is especially good) and singing and dancing in a coffee shop, then it would still be entertaining. But that's really not all it is. This movie is more like a drama/romance than a musical, in the way that there are some songs, very good ones, but there is more story than numbers. Yes, the idea is an old one, but there are a few twists that distinguish it from any other wartime romance. (Don't go expecting The Maltese Falcon though.) The little plot weaknesses are forgotten as the actors (particularly Garland) hold it all together. I cried twice, and I almost never cry at movies. I fully recommend For Me and My Gal, unless you're dead-set on a tear-free day.