For Me and My Gal: Amazon.ca: Judy Garland, George Murphy, Gene Kelly, M�rtha Eggerth, Ben Blue, Stephen McNally, Ernie Alexander, Hooper Atchley, Walter Baldwin, Gurney Bell, Ken Darby, George Davis, William H. Daniels, Busby Berkeley, Ben Lewis, Arthur Freed, Fred F. Finklehoffe, Howard Emmett Rogers, Richard Sherman, Sid Silvers: DVD

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"Say, he looks like an actor," says the platform conductor. And with that introduction, Gene Kelly steps off the train and into his film career. After starring on Broadway in Pal Joey, Kelly made his film debut in For Me and My Gal opposite Judy Garland, with the pair playing vaudeville performers who team up to find success and, of course, romance. But just when things are looking up, World War I intervenes, and Kelly has to take drastic measures to keep a promise and avoid the war, at least temporarily.

Bad move, Gene. Filmed in 1942, For Me and My Gal vigorously supports the war effort, including teaching Kelly the error of his ways. The old-time setting also allows for a basketful of nostalgic charmers, including "After You've Gone," "Oh You Beautiful Doll," and "Ballin' the Jack," and Kelly and Garland's crooning and tapping of the title tune is pure joy. --David Horiuchi

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4.0 out of 5 stars Gene Kelly's smashing entrance to film, Aug 20 2009

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K. Thompson (Vancouver, Canada) - See all my reviews
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He may be a little over the top by times, drifting back into the style of live theatre performance, but overall it's no surprise to me that this role brought Gene Kelly to the attention of appreciative movie audiences and helped begin an interesting and groundbreaking career.

Judy Garland rarely gave a bad performance in her early years, and this film is no exception- she's a wonderful combination of the savvy/cynical performer and the lovesick and heartbroken girl next door, a role she perfected over time. And together with Kelly, they're mesmerising.

This story is not your standard song and dance romance piece, and there's a bit of darkness and tragedy thrown in the mix just to keep you guessing.

I loved this movie and found it to be a surprising gem in a rockpile of dated "classic" films.

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5.0 out of 5 stars judygarland lovers, Feb 13 2006

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If you are a Judy fan then you will love For Me And My Gal. Now i am only 12 years and i love her and just today i ordered a judy bio called judygarland bio and i can,t wait. Now in this movie judy is 20 beutiful and not a fat chubby teen like l.b. called her, but a beutiful 20 year old women. This is a great movie it is romantic and drama and musical built in one. Gene Kelly is in his first movie in this one and there is great dancing in this one. The best 2 songs you will enjoy in this movie are you beutiful doll and for me and my gal. so i hope you enjoy this movie if you buy it. and i do not think there are many 12 year olds who like judy so if a 12 year old likes it then maybye you will to.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I liked it too, Jun 9 2004

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Joseph Hart (Visalia, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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I greatly dislike and resent reviewers who give away plots and endings. Why do they do it? This is one of my all-time favorite musicals. It is not a flag-waver and it does not sugar-coat war (rah-rah-America!), though as one reviewer mentioned, there is a note at the ending saying that war bonds would be sold in the lobby. War is hell. Everyone in it was wonderful, Garland actually kept right up with Kelly in the dancing, and she came across strong, professional and abundantly talented, all of which she is. (Incidentally, before Pal Joey, there was a straight play by Saroyan called The Time of Your Life which I think was Kelly's first big break (he danced), and before that a part in the chorus of a Porter musical called Leave It To Me, more than that I don't know.) The movie is singing and dancing from stem to stern, all wonderful, all Garland and/or Kelly, and I loved every minute of it. The directing was also good, though I'm no judge of that kind of thing, but it struck me as inventive and original while I watched it. I totally abhored Murphy's bit in France when he makes a sap out of the poor dumb foreigner with the fake money. And then his men have a good laugh. I thought it stunk. And on the subject of George Murphy (whose career in movies was about as stellar as Ronald Reagan's), Tom Lehrer said (sang, actually), "Gee it's great! At last we've got a senator who can really sing and dance!" That's about the size of it, folks. And I didn't think he did either of those particularly well. If he'd gotten the girl, I wouldn't have watched the movie a second time. One last note. I cried during this movie when Danny left for duty. And I really cried at the end.

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