For Me and My Gal, reputedly Busby Berkeley's favorite among his own films, marked an exciting film debut for Gene Kelly, and a new pinnacle of stardom for Judy Garland. Made during the early days of WWII, it's a nostalgic foray into the pre-WWI, golden days of vaudeville, with a wonderful period flavor (and patriotic undertones). The story is simple enough - Gene Kelly is a heel, Judy Garland is in love with him, and George Murphy is waiting like a patient pet in the wings - but the talents of Garland and Kelly combine to make it persuasive. And as a song and dance team, these two were more than persuasive, they were positively historic. The numbers include “For Me and My Gal,” “When You Wore a Tulip,” “After You've Gone,” and “The contagious little tune, ‘Ballin' the Jack'...helped by Miss Garland's race horse legs and by a superbly realistic vaudeville audience....” (Time). Photography by William Daniels and set direction by Cedric Gibbons, plus appearances by Keenan Wynn and Ben Blue, add to the appeal of this Busby Berkeley classic.