For Me and My Gal

"She's a Yankee Doodle Girlie!"

1942 1h 44m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 54

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Synopsis

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Two vaudeville performers fall in love, but find their relationship tested by the arrival of WWI.

“She's a Yankee Doodle Girlie!”

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Cast

Judy Garland
Jo Hayden
George Murphy
Jimmy K. Metcalf
Gene Kelly
Harry Palmer
Mártha Eggerth
Eve Minard
Ben Blue
Sid Simms
Stephen McNally
Mr. Waring
Lester Dorr
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Ernie Alexander
Theater Workman with Big Die (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Busby Berkeley
Writers: Howard Emmett Rogers, Fred F. Finklehoffe, Richard Sherman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.5× over at the box office.

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ERA

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84 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Busby Berkeley, shot by William H. Daniels. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Roger Edens. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ben Lewis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Judy Garland and George Murphy and Gene Kelly carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She's a Yankee Doodle Girlie!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Busby Berkeley directs. William H. Daniels behind the camera. Roger Edens scores. Ben Lewis cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 5.5× over at the box office.
384 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Directed by Busby Berkeley, shot by William H. Daniels. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Roger Edens. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ben Lewis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Judy Garland and George Murphy and Gene Kelly carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "She's a Yankee Doodle Girlie!".
9IMDB entry: tt0034746 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 54 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 9 themes, including "world war i", "wartime", "musical", "vaudeville".