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Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
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Release Date:
January 1945 (USA)
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Tagline:
A cast of favorites in the Charming . . . Romantic . . . Tuneful Love Story of the Early 1900s ! more
Plot:
In the year before the 1904 St Louis World's Fair, the four Smith daughters learn lessons of life and love, even as they prepare for a reluctant move to New York. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for 4 Oscars.
Another 2 wins
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1 nomination
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Large and Murray Head Cast For Mtw’S 57Th Season Opener Meet Me In St. Louis
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 15 November 2009, 2:00 AM, PST)
Margaret O' Brien to Make Appearance at Mtw's Meet Me In St. Louis 11/7 - 11/8
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 8 November 2009, 2:30 AM, PST)
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 15 November 2009, 2:00 AM, PST)
Margaret O' Brien to Make Appearance at Mtw's Meet Me In St. Louis 11/7 - 11/8
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 8 November 2009, 2:30 AM, PST)
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Judy Garland at her best!
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Judy Garland | ... | Esther Smith |
 | Margaret O'Brien | ... | 'Tootie' Smith |
| Mary Astor | ... | Mrs. Anna Smith |
| Lucille Bremer | ... | Rose Smith |
| Leon Ames | ... | Mr. Alonzo Smith |
| Tom Drake | ... | John Truett |
| Marjorie Main | ... | Katie - Maid |
| Harry Davenport | ... | Grandpa |
| June Lockhart | ... | Lucille Ballard |
| Henry H. Daniels Jr. | ... | Lon Smith Jr. |
| Joan Carroll | ... | Agnes Smith |
| Hugh Marlowe | ... | Colonel Darly |
| Robert Sully | ... | Warren Sheffield |
| Chill Wills | ... | Mr. Neely |
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Runtime:
113 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Iceland:L |
Canada:G (Ontario) |
UK:U |
USA:Approved (certificate #10050) |
Canada:PG (video rating) |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:G |
Finland:S |
Sweden:Btl
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The book on which the film is based originally ran as a weekly feature in the New Yorker Magazine in 1942. For the film many of the actions attributed to Tootie were actually done in real life by Sally Benson's sister Agnes. Also in reality, Benson's father moved the family to NYC and they never did come back for the World's Fair.
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Continuity: After Esther sits down during the corset scene, Rose's position changes from standing next to Esther's chair in one shot to kneeling on the chair in the next.
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Quotes:
[after John tells Esther he couldn't pick up his tuxedo from the tailor because he was busy playing basketball]
John Truett: This is a fine going away present I'm giving you for Christmas. I'll bet you really hate me.
Esther Smith: Oh, no, John, I don't hate you! I just hate basketball!
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John Truett: This is a fine going away present I'm giving you for Christmas. I'll bet you really hate me.
Esther Smith: Oh, no, John, I don't hate you! I just hate basketball!
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Featured in Sex and the City (2008)
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Goodbye, My Lady Love
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This is one of my favorite movies with Judy Garland in it (the others being 'A Star Is Born' and 'Easter Parade'). She is so superb in it! Vincente Minnelli's direction is pristine and lushly beautiful. The supporting cast of the film also adds flair to the film. Little Margaret O'Brien plays Tootie, Judy's little sister in the film, who is a real standout. Lucille Bremer (a former Radio City Music Hall Rockette, who had a very short career at MGM), plays Judy's older sister who tries flirting with a colonel. The fabulous plot is very simple:
The year is 1903, the town, St. Louis.Tthe Smith family is anxiously awaiting to go to the World's Fair in their hometown. Esther (Judy Garland) has an endless crush on the boy next door Jon Truett (Tom Drake. Then, Mr. Smith (Leon Ames) breaks the news to the family that they are moving to New York City so he can get a job. Mrs. Smith (Mary Astor), Tootie (Margaret O'Brien), Agnes (Joan Caroll), and Esther (Judy), are extremely disappointed. But, on Christmas Eve, they decide not to move after all, and become one of the first visitors to the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904.
This movie is one of the greatest movie musicals of all time, and one of Judy Garland's BEST movies! (She sings the legendary "The Trolley Song", the heartwarming "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", the lovely "The Boy Next Door", and the cute duet with Margaret O'Brien, "Under The Bamboo Tree")
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS WHOEVER LIKES MUSICALS! 10/10