For Me and My Gal(a.k.a. "For Me and My Girl" -- UK) US (1942): Musical/Dance/Drama/Romance
Set during WW I, Palmer (Gene Kelly) and Hayden (Judy Garland) team up as vaudeville artists. Harry Palmer deliberately injures his hand to avoid being drafted to the army. Later, he makes up for this. WW I patriotism for a WW II audience, very sentimental, great musical episodes and songs. With George Murphy, Mártha Eggerth, Ben Blue and Stephen McNally. Busby Berkeley directs for MGM. (IMDb)
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