Beautiful, touching musical about a middle-class St. Louis family in the year leading up to the 1904 World's Fair. In particular the love lives of the two teenage daughters (Judy Garland, Lucille Bremer). While there are some great songs, including classics "The Trolley Song" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," there's much more to the movie than that. It's got a lot of heart with genuinely lovable characters that you actually care about. A lot of praise rightfully goes to Judy Garland and precocious Margaret O'Brien, but the rest of the cast is excellent as well. Especially good is Leon Ames as the father, probably my favorite role of his. It's an amazing film, enjoyable at Christmas or all year round. Wonderful early 20th century slice of life Americana.
Review of Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis
(1944)
"I wish they would all meet at the fair and leave me alone."
5 August 2014