1942·Romance·1h 44m
7.1
★
Two vaudeville performers fall in love, but find their relationship tested by the arrival of WWI.
Directed by Busby Berkeley
world war i
wartime
musical
vaudeville
song and dance
vaudeville act
physical disability
1910s
military draft
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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)
Hooper Atchley
Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
Bill (uncredited)
George Davis
France Taxi Driver (uncredited)
John Dilson
Lou (uncredited)
Ruth Dwyer
Nurse (uncredited)
Crew
Busby Berkeley
Director
Sid Silvers
Screenplay
William H. Daniels
Director of Photography
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Douglas Shearer
Sound Director
Harry Rosenthal
Conductor
Popular Reviews
27 reviews
darina
10.0★ · 06/28/24
“You sing like a bird, dance like a deer, look like a wedding ring.”
Keep in mind that this was their first ‘serious‘ movie role. Let that sink in
"Gee, when I think of the time I've wasted. Why didn't you tell me l was in love with you?"
They both had such an amazing on-screen chemistry, absolutely outdid themselves.
Judy has such an pulchritudinous face, when this came out she still wasn’t very well-known, although people knew that she was destined for fame🫶🏼
Keep in mind that this was their first ‘serious‘ movie role. Let that sink in
"Gee, when I think of the time I've wasted. Why didn't you tell me l was in love with you?"
They both had such an amazing on-screen chemistry, absolutely outdid themselves.
Judy has such an pulchritudinous face, when this came out she still wasn’t very well-known, although people knew that she was destined for fame🫶🏼
“You sing like a bird, dance like a deer, look like a wedding ring.”
Keep in mind that this was their first ‘serious‘ movie role. Let that sink in
"Gee, when I think of the time I've wasted. Why didn't you tell me l was in love with you?"
They both had such an amazing on-screen chemistry, absolutely outdid themselves.
Judy has such an pulchritudinous face, when this came out she still wasn’t very well-known, although people knew that she was destined for fame🫶🏼
Keep in mind that this was their first ‘serious‘ movie role. Let that sink in
"Gee, when I think of the time I've wasted. Why didn't you tell me l was in love with you?"
They both had such an amazing on-screen chemistry, absolutely outdid themselves.
Judy has such an pulchritudinous face, when this came out she still wasn’t very well-known, although people knew that she was destined for fame🫶🏼
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Jerssey Alas
7.0★ · 12/31/25
Ain’t no way I sat through another Gene Kelly movie that was American Army propaganda.
Am I gonna get cancelled for saying It’s Always Fair Weather was better?
Am I gonna get cancelled for saying It’s Always Fair Weather was better?
Ain’t no way I sat through another Gene Kelly movie that was American Army propaganda.
Am I gonna get cancelled for saying It’s Always Fair Weather was better?
Am I gonna get cancelled for saying It’s Always Fair Weather was better?
lilly
6.0★ · 09/23/25
only thing ten year old me remembered abt this movie was when you wore a tulip that song is banger idc
only thing ten year old me remembered abt this movie was when you wore a tulip that song is banger idc
Maranda
6.0★ · 12/22/24
Can’t find the link to buy the war bonds :/
Can’t find the link to buy the war bonds :/
Rose
7.0★ · 10/27/24
Thoughts.
Okay so it’s starts off with a musical number where judy garlands character Jo is basically singing about being a life sized sex doll that calls the man that buys her ‘daddy’. Then we find out Gene kelly’s character Harry is just a massive dickead, but Jo falls madly in love with him whilst they do their act together. THEN her brother is drafted and dies, whilst that is happening Harry is drafted and mangles his hand to which Jo dumps him for because he’s a coward or whatever. Then a whole lot of war propaganda, and harry ends the war.
What a musical.
Okay so it’s starts off with a musical number where judy garlands character Jo is basically singing about being a life sized sex doll that calls the man that buys her ‘daddy’. Then we find out Gene kelly’s character Harry is just a massive dickead, but Jo falls madly in love with him whilst they do their act together. THEN her brother is drafted and dies, whilst that is happening Harry is drafted and mangles his hand to which Jo dumps him for because he’s a coward or whatever. Then a whole lot of war propaganda, and harry ends the war.
What a musical.
Thoughts.
Okay so it’s starts off with a musical number where judy garlands character Jo is basically singing about being a life sized sex doll that calls the man that buys her ‘daddy’. Then we find out Gene kelly’s character Harry is just a massive dickead, but Jo falls madly in love with him whilst they do their act together. THEN her brother is drafted and dies, whilst that is happening Harry is drafted and mangles his hand to which Jo dumps him for because he’s a coward or whatever. Then a whole lot of war propaganda, and harry ends the war.
What a musical.
Okay so it’s starts off with a musical number where judy garlands character Jo is basically singing about being a life sized sex doll that calls the man that buys her ‘daddy’. Then we find out Gene kelly’s character Harry is just a massive dickead, but Jo falls madly in love with him whilst they do their act together. THEN her brother is drafted and dies, whilst that is happening Harry is drafted and mangles his hand to which Jo dumps him for because he’s a coward or whatever. Then a whole lot of war propaganda, and harry ends the war.
What a musical.