Later, he makes up for this. When he returns to the states, Hayden, herself a performer for the troops, is singing at The Palace. Her career in Hollywood did not last long: she appeared in only two other American films.[9]. When she sees him in the crowd, she runs to him, and their former fellow performers usher them both back to The Palace stage to sing the song that brought them together - "For Me and My Gal." The songs and dance numbers are what makes the film. The story takes place on the verge of American involvement in World War I. Judy's Jo Hayden is an aspiring singer who helps her kid brother study at medical school. The two reunite on stage to sing "For Me and My Gal", the first song they ever performed together. [5][10], The studio earned a profit of $2,098,000.[1]. View production, box office, & company info. A young philandering playboy is sent to a College, somewhere in the American West, and organizes a show, together with his sweetheart, to save the college from closure due to falling enrollments. Directed by Busby Berkeley. For Me and My Gal was released on VHS in the US on August 1988 by MGM/UA Home Video (#M201379) and on DVD on April 6, 2004 by Warner Home Video. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1978 Vinyl release of "For Me And My Gal" on Discogs. Certificate: Passed "For Me and My Gal" is a 1917 popular standard song by George W. Meyer with lyrics by Edgar Leslie and E. Ray Goetz. Starring Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, George Murphy. Read 16 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. The birds are singing for me and my gal. 3 of 3 people found this review helpful. For Me and My Gal is a 1942 American wartime musical-drama film directed by Busby Berkeley and starring Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, and George Murphy and co-starring Marta Eggerth, Ben Blue, Stephen McNally, and Richard Quine.The film was produced by Stella Adler and Arthur Freed, with a screenplay by Richard Sherman, Fred F. Finklehoffe and Sid Silvers. They're congregating for me and my gal. Popular recordings of the song in 1917 were by Van and Schenck; Prince's Orchestra; Henry Burr and Albert Campbell; and by Billy Murray. In the heyday of vaudeville, on the verge of America's entrance into World War I, two talented performers, Jo Hayden (Judy Garland) and Harry Palmer (Gene Kelly), set their sights on playing the Palace Theatre on Broadway, the epitome of vaudeville success, and marrying immediately after. Nov 07, 2019. The film was written by Richard Sherman, Fred F. Finklehoffe and Sid Silvers, based on a story by Howard Emmett Rogers inspired by a true story about vaudeville actors Harry Palmer and Jo Hayden, when Palmer was drafted into World War I. They are 3.8mil truncated eliptical, 2.3mil truncated conical, 2.8mil truncated conical, 3.3mil truncated eliptical. This is actually quite a touching story and I highly recommend picking it up, very much worth it. He is wounded while destroying an enemy machine gun emplacement ambushing the convoy and is apparently commended for his bravery. B&W, 104 minutes. For Me and My Gal had an estimated budget of $803,000, and was in production at MGM's Culver City studios from 3 April until 23 May 1942, with additional scenes shot in June. Check out our editors' picks for the movies and shows we're excited about this month, like Mortal Kombat, "Them," and Stowaway. Jimmy Connors and his girl-friend want to take part in Paul Whiteman's high-school bands contest, but they cannot afford the fare. 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