Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

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1h 53min
Comedy, Drama
Jan 1945 (USA)
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Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.

Director:

Vincente Minnelli

Writers:

Stars:

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 4 nominations.
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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.

A variety of iconic and memorable moments in film and television have occurred on Dec. 24, from Ralphie Parker asking Santa for a BB gun in 'A Christmas Story' to John McClane fending off terrorists in 'Die Hard.'

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	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	...	Col. Darly
	Robert Sully	...	Warren Sheffield
	Chill Wills	...	Mr. Neely
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Sidney Barnes	...	Hugo Borvis (uncredited)
	Tom Batten	...	Trolley Song Performer (uncredited)
	Judi Blacque	...	Girl on Trolley (uncredited)
	Victor Cox	...	A Driver (uncredited)
	Donald Curtis	...	Dr. Girard (uncredited)
	Danny Daniels	...	Boy at Party (uncredited)
	Kenneth Donner	...	Hugo Gorman (uncredited)
	Mary Jo Ellis	...	Ida Boothby (uncredited)
	Helen Gilbert	...	Girl on Trolley (uncredited)
	Buddy Gorman	...	Sidney Gorcey (uncredited)
	Gary Gray	...	Boy at Pavilion (uncredited)
	Sam Harris	...	Mr. March (uncredited)
	Darryl Hickman	...	Johnny Tevis (uncredited)
	Charlotte Hunter	...	Girl in Blue on Trolley (uncredited)
	Victor Kilian	...	Baggage Man (uncredited)
	Dale Lefler	...	Boy at Party (uncredited)
	Beverly Luff	...	Girl on the Trolley / Singer (uncredited)
	Denny Markas	...	Young Woman on Trolley (uncredited)
	Matt Mattox	...	Boy at Party (uncredited)
	Bert May	...	Boy at Party (uncredited)
	Belle Mitchell	...	Mrs. Braukoff (uncredited)
	The Music Maids	...	Singers (uncredited)
	Mayo Newhall	...	Mr. Braukoff (uncredited)
	Sid Newman	...	Boy on Trolley (uncredited)
	Robert Emmett O'Connor	...	Motorman (uncredited)
	John Phipps	...	Mailman (uncredited)
	Ellen Ray	...	Girl on Trolley (uncredited)
	Dorothy Raye	...	Girl at Party (uncredited)
	Beth Renner	...	Girl on Trolley (uncredited)
	Billy Royle	...	Boy in Halloween Sequence (uncredited)
	Group Seckler	...	Performers (uncredited)
	William Smith	...	Little Boy (uncredited)
	Myron Tobias	...	George (uncredited)
	Dorothy Tuttle	...	Girl on Trolley (uncredited)
	Leonard Walker	...	Conductor (uncredited)
	Kenneth Wilson	...	Quentin (uncredited)

Directed by

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Vincente Minnelli

Written by

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Irving Brecher	...	(screen play) and
Fred F. Finklehoffe	...	(screen play)

Sally Benson	...	(based on the novel by)

Victor Heerman	...	() (uncredited)

William Ludwig	...	() (uncredited)

Sarah Y. Mason	...	() (uncredited)

Doris Gilbert	...	() (uncredited)

Produced by

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Roger Edens	...	associate producer (uncredited)
Arthur Freed	...	producer

Music by

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Roger Edens	...	(uncredited)
Conrad Salinger	...	(uncredited)

Cinematography by

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George J. Folsey

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director of photography (as George Folsey)

Editing by

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Albert Akst

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film editor

Editorial Department

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Henri Jaffa	...	associate color director: Technicolor
Natalie Kalmus	...	color director: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Lemuel Ayers
Cedric Gibbons
Jack Martin Smith

Set Decoration by

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Edwin B. Willis

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(set decorations)

Costume Design by

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Irene Sharaff

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(costumes designed by) (as Sharaff)

Makeup Department

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Jack Dawn	...	makeup creator
Dorothy Ponedel	...	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Dave Friedman

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unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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J.E. Jennings	...	assistant director (uncredited)
Wallace Worsley Jr.	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Paul Huldschinsky	...	associate set decorator
William H. Cunningham	...	greensman (uncredited)
Clarence J. Falk	...	greens supervisor (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer	...	recording director
Joe Edmondson	...	unit mixer (uncredited)
Standish J. Lambert	...	re-recording & effects mixer (uncredited)
Frank McKenzie	...	re-recording & effects mixer (uncredited)
Robert Shirley	...	re-recording & effects mixer (uncredited)
Newell Sparks	...	re-recording & effects mixer (uncredited)
William Steinkamp	...	re-recording & effects mixer (uncredited)
Michael Steinore	...	re-recording & effects mixer (uncredited)
John A. Williams	...	re-recording & effects mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Mark Davis	...	camera operator: matte paintings (uncredited)
A. Arnold Gillespie	...	minatures and transparency projection shots (uncredited)
Donald Jahraus	...	miniatures assistant (uncredited)
Warren Newcombe	...	matte paintings (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Robert J. Bronner

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second camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Irene	...	costume supervisor
Eugene Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Roger Edens	...	musical adaptation
Conrad Salinger	...	orchestrator
George Stoll	...	musical director (as Georgie Stoll)
David Crocov	...	violin (uncredited)
Sidney Cutner	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Robert Franklyn	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Lennie Hayton	...	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Wally Heglin	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Frederick Herbert	...	music mixer (uncredited)
Calvin Jackson	...	composer: additional music (uncredited)
M.J. McLaughlin	...	music mixer (uncredited)
Joseph Nussbaum	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
George Stoll	...	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Kay Thompson	...	vocal arranger (uncredited)
Robert Tucker	...	vocal arranger (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Charles Walters	...	dance director
Alfred Argus	...	french voice dubbing: Chill Wills (uncredited)
Lily Baron	...	french voice dubbing: Judy Garland (uncredited)
Sally Benson	...	adviser: settings (uncredited)
Jean Croué	...	french voice dubbing: Harry Davenport (uncredited)
Liane Daydé	...	french voice dubbing: Margaret O'Brien (uncredited)
Jean-Jacques Delbo	...	french voice dubbing: Leon Ames (uncredited)
Cécile Dylma	...	french voice dubbing: Marjorie Main (uncredited)
Ulric Guttinguer	...	french voice dubbing: Kenneth Wilson (uncredited)
Paul Jones	...	choreographer (uncredited)
Rose Paidar	...	voice double: Mary Astor (uncredited)
Thérèse Rigaud	...	french voice dubbing: Lucille Bremer (uncredited)
Gwen Vernon	...	assistant choreographer (uncredited)
Ellen Wilson	...	voice double: Mary Astor (uncredited)

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Production Companies

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (presents)

Distributors

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1944) (United States) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Metro Goldwyn Mayer (1945) (Australia) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1945) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1945) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (Finland) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (France) (theatrical)
Central Motion Picture Exchange (1951) (Japan) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1962) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
MGM/CBS Home Video (1980) (United States) (video) (Betamax)
France 3 (1982) (France) (tv) (French subtitles)
CEL-MGM/UA Home Video (1987) (Australia) (video)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1988) (United States) (VHS)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1990) (United States) (VHS)
MGM Home Entertainment (1994) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm and 16mm prints)
MGM Home Entertainment (1998) (United States) (video)
Warner Home Video (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Home Vídeo (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
Warner Home Vidéo (2005) (France) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
Living Colour Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Warner Archive Collection (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Artaire Films (2020) (Spain)
HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)

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KO Creative (package design and layout)
Turner Entertainment (VHS package design)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	St. Louis 1903. The well-off Smith family has four beautiful daughters, including Esther and little Tootie. 17-year old Esther has fallen in love with the boy next door who has just moved in, John. He however barely notices her at first. The family is shocked when Mr. Smith reveals that he has been transfered to a nice position in New York, which means that the family has to leave St. Louis and the St. Louis Fair. Written by Mattias Thuresson Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	national-film-registry costume courage blockbuster horse-drawn-beer-wagon See All (161) »
Taglines	A cast of favorites in the Charming . . . Romantic . . . Tuneful Love Story of the Early 1900s ! See more »
Genres	Comedy Drama Family Musical Romance
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:G Australia:PG (DVD rating) Brazil:Livre Canada:G (Ontario) Canada:PG (video rating) Finland:S France:Tous publics Germany:0 (DVD rating) Germany:6 (new rating) Iceland:L Ireland:G (DVD rating) Italy:T Japan:G Netherlands:AL New Zealand:G Poland:12 South Korea:All South Korea:7 (VHS and DVD rating) Sweden:Btl Taiwan:0+ United Kingdom:U United Kingdom:U (DVD rating) United Kingdom:PG (TV rating) United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:Approved United States:TV-G (TV rating) United States:TV-PG (video rating)

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Also Known As	La rueda de la fortuna (United States, Spanish title) Meet Me In St. Louis (United Kingdom) Le chant du Missouri (France) Heimweh nach St. Louis (Germany) Cita en St. Louis (Spain) See more »
Runtime	113 min
Official Sites	Official Site
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Filming Locations	La Grande Station, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget

$1,707,561 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	This film was a box-office smash, grossing more money than any prior MGM release in 20 years with the exception of David O. Selznick's Gone with the Wind (1939). See more »
Goofs	When Esther and Tootie perform "Under the Bamboo Tree", Tootie's bedroom slippers are pink at the beginning of the number but change to blue in the "cake walk" finale. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972). See more »
Soundtracks	The Trolley Song See more »
Quotes	Rose Smith: Money. I hate, loathe, despise and abominate money. Mr. Alonzo Smith: You also spend it. See more »

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