Gene Kelly Collection Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.5
Video		4.0
Audio		4.0
Extras		3.5
Overall		4.0

Gene Kelly Collection Blu-ray Movie Review

Dance the night away.

Reviewed by Randy Miller III December 11, 2025

Warner Archive's ongoing campaign of genre and actor-themed retrospectives continues with this new Gene Kelly Collection, which serves up four films featuring everyone's favorite 5'8" song-and-dance man. Featured here are 1942's For Me and My Gal, 1948's The Pirate, 1951's An American in Paris, and the 1952 classic Singin' in the Rain, all identical to the separate Blu-ray editions linked below. Although the latter has since been reissued as a stunning 4K edition for its 70th anniversary, this is otherwise a solid set from an A/V perspective and the extras are pretty great too.

For full synopses of the four films included here, please see the review links below.

For Me and My Gal (Review by Randy Miller III) - Busby Berkeley's musical drama "For Me and My Gal" stands out in cinema history for two reasons: it not only marked the first real adult role for established mega-star Judy Garland, but also the film debut of fellow genre icon Gene Kelly. Production began less than four months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and it's obvious that this historical event's fallout shaped the film's story and tone dramatically. And while the more serious final act leans a little too heavy on jingoism (complete with a post-credits plea to buy war bonds), it's an otherwise even-handed and enjoyable film carried dutifully by two blossoming stars.

The Pirate (Review by Randy Miller III) - A surprise misfire given the talent involved, Vincente Minnelli's "The Pirate" earned lukewarm reviews from critics and registered a box office loss of over $1M for MGM The story was based on a 1942 play by Samuel Behrman and movie rights were purchased for $250,000 but the production floundered for years, going through several rewrites as both a serious drama and a swashbuckling action-adventure film. Eventually it was shoehorned into a musical format reuniting Gene Kelly and Judy Garland, with direction by her soon-to-be ex-husband, strong production values, and even original songs by Cole Porter. We know that the sure bet didn't pay off... but even with the passage of time, it's easy to see that "The Pirate" is far from a perfect picture.

An American in Paris (Review by Kenneth Brown) - "Loosely based on Gershwin's renowned 1928 symphonic composition of the same name, 'An American in Paris' introduces a former United States Army soldier named Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) who decides to take up residence in France at the end of WWII and live out his life as a Parisian artist. While there, he has to navigate the affections of a wealthy American patron named Milo (Nina Foch), inadvertently falls in love with a beautiful young perfume-shop clerk named Lise (Leslie Caron), and struggles with the knowledge that she is engaged to an older man (Georges Guétary). When each person's feelings are eventually revealed, the lovelorn individuals have to come to terms with the truth of their situations."

Singin' in the Rain (Review by Kenneth Brown) - "Surprisingly pointed and satirical for a musical of the era, not to mention laugh-out-loud funny, the sixty-year-old classic exudes as much wit, confidence and shrewdness as it ever has, taking Tinseltown and its forever fickle audiences to task, staging a whimsical spoof, spinning a love story and delivering on the promise of an infectious, entertaining musical. Arguably the greatest movie musical of all time, 'Singin' in the Rain' holds up well enough to win over a whole new generation of fans."

Gene Kelly Collection Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

For details about each film's 1080p transfer, please see the review links below.

For Me and My Gal

The Pirate

An American in Paris

Singin' in the Rain

Gene Kelly Collection Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Likewise, details about each film's lossless audio mix can be found at the linked reviews.

For Me and My Gal

The Pirate

An American in Paris

Singin' in the Rain

Gene Kelly Collection Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

This four-disc set ships in a hinged keepcase with separate hubs for each disc. Like other WAC collections, this one repurposes existing poster-themed covers as a paneled collage. One or more modest bonus features are included on each disc and detailed in the review links below.

For Me and My Gal

The Pirate

An American in Paris

Singin' in the Rain

Gene Kelly Collection Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Warner Archive's Gene Kelly Collection offers four films from the celebrated actor's deep filmography and, though only one of them is an all-time classic, the variation here offers a little something for everyone including two pairings with Judy Garland. Although the best film in this set has long been made available in 4K, overall the A/V specs are very solid and the bonus features are first-rate, meaning that it's still a firmly Recommended collection for Kelly fans.