Meet Me in St. Louis (TV 1959)

Director:

George Schaefer

Writers:

Sally Benson (novel), Irving Brecher (teleplay),

Stars:

Kelly Brown, Jeanne Crain, Patty Duke

Cast

Credited cast:
Kelly Brown	...	Lon Smith
Jeanne Crain	...	Rose Smith
Patty Duke	...	'Tootie' Smith
Edmund Gaynes
Tab Hunter	...	John Truett
Myrna Loy	...	Mrs. Anna Smith
Ginger McManus	...	Agnes
Lois Nettleton	...	Lucille Ballard
Dickie Olsen	...	Johnny
Walter Pidgeon	...	Mr. Alonzo Smith
Jane Powell	...	Esther Smith
Reta Shaw	...	Katey - Maid
Donald Symington	...	Warren Sheffield
Ed Wynn	...	Grandpa

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

remake | based on novel

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 April 1959 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hallmark Hall of Fame: Meet Me in St. Louis

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Talent Associates

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in What's My Line?: Episode dated 5 April 1959 (1959)

User Reviews

Charming and great remake of classic film

I recently saw this kinescope at the Museum of TV and Radio in NYC. This was a live tv remake of the 1944 MGM movie. It was charming and lively and you would never know it was not a movie, the actors were all perfect with their lines and singing and dancing. Myrna Loy and Walter Pidgeon were the parents, they could practically have been in the original as they were both MGM stars at the time, so it is nice they got to be in this one. THey even sing in one number, You and I. Also there is Jeanne Crain in one of her few live tv performances, very pretty still in her early thirties playing a teenager. But perhaps best of all were Jane Powell in Judy Garland's old role, singing well (Have yourself a merry little Christmas, the Trolley song, the Boy next door, danced and sang well in Skip to my loo), good acting. A special treat is also Patty Duke in the Margaret O'Brian role; she was possibly the best of an excellent bunch, very bratty and cute. All in all a great show, a two hour special from the golden age of television. Too bad it is not available on videotape!