Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- sentimental
- patriotic
- romantic
- classic movie night
- musical showcase
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a highly effective classic Hollywood musical, combining strong performances, memorable songs, and sentimental wartime romance.
What sets it apart
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Palmer and Hayden build their relationship and livelihood through a traveling song-and-dance act.
Harry Palmer deliberately injures his hand to avoid the draft before seeking to make amends.
Its World War I story and patriotic emotional register were designed for a World War II-era audience.
The film foregrounds musical episodes and performance sequences as major dramatic passages.
Films like For Me and My Gal, and why
Yankee Doodle Dandy
shared wartime romance, musical performance, and patriotic classic Hollywood sentiment
The Broadway Melody of 1940
shared backstage show-business setting, romantic melodrama, and lavish musical entertainment
The Fighting 69th
shared World War I setting, romantic conflict, and emotionally direct studio-era spectacle
Movie Details
- Director
- Busby Berkeley
- Release Date
- 1942-10-21
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (54)
Cast
- Judy Garland
- George Murphy
- Gene Kelly
- Mártha Eggerth
- Ben Blue
- Stephen McNally
- Lester Dorr
- Ernie Alexander
- Hooper Atchley
- Walter Baldwin
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is For Me and My Gal about?
- A sentimental wartime vaudeville romance turns a draft-dodging performer’s guilt into a song-and-dance story of love, loyalty, and redemption.
- What is For Me and My Gal like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of For Me and My Gal as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is For Me and My Gal violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in For Me and My Gal as mild.
- What did critics think of For Me and My Gal?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a highly effective classic Hollywood musical, combining strong performances, memorable songs, and sentimental wartime romance.
- Which films are like For Me and My Gal?
- Films with a similar feel include Yankee Doodle Dandy, The Broadway Melody of 1940, and The Fighting 69th.
- How long is For Me and My Gal?
- For Me and My Gal runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch For Me and My Gal?
- In United States, For Me and My Gal is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
