| For Me and My Gal | |
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| Directed by | Busby Berkeley |
| Screenplay by | Richard Sherman Fred F. Finklehoffe Sid Silvers |
| Story by | Howard Emmett Rogers |
| Produced by | Arthur Freed |
| Starring | Judy Garland Gene Kelly George Murphy |
| Cinematography | William H. Daniels |
| Edited by | Ben Lewis |
| Music by | Roger Edens (adaptation) Georgie Stoll (musical direction) Conrad Salinger Leo Arnaud George Bassman (vocals and orchestrations) Bobby Connolly (musical numbers) |
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| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $841,000[1] |
| Box office | $4.4 million[1] |
For Me and My Gal is a 1942 American musical film directed by Busby Berkeley, and starring Judy Garland, George Murphy, Martha Eggerth, Ben Blue and Gene Kelly in his film debut. 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. The film was a production of the Arthur Freed unit at MGM.