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Overview

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Director:
Vincente Minnelli
Writers:
Irving Brecher (screenplay) and
Fred F. Finklehoffe (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
January 1945 (USA) more
Genre:
Family | Musical | Romance more
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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Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(14 articles)
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)
User Comments:
A bit of cake and a song to blow away the wind of change. more (114 total)

Cast

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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 ... Colonel Darly
Robert Sully ... Warren Sheffield
Chill Wills ... Mr. Neely
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sidney Barnes ... Hugo Borvis (uncredited)
Joe Cobb ... A clinton badger (uncredited)
Victor Cox ... Driver (uncredited)
Donald Curtis ... Dr. Terry (uncredited)
Kenneth Donner ... A clinton badger (uncredited)
Mary Jo Ellis ... Ida Boothby (uncredited)
Helen Gilbert ... Girl on trolley (uncredited)
Buddy Gorman ... A clinton badger (uncredited)

Gary Gray ... Boy at pavilion (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... Mr. March (uncredited)
Darryl Hickman ... Johnny Tevis (uncredited)
Victor Kilian ... Baggage man (uncredited)
Belle Mitchell ... Mrs. Braukoff (uncredited)
Mayo Newhall ... Mr. Braukoff (uncredited)
Sid Newman ... (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor ... Motorman (uncredited)
John Phipps ... Mailman (uncredited)
Dorothy Raye ... Girl at Party (uncredited)

William Smith ... (uncredited)
Myron Tobias ... George (uncredited)
Dorothy Tuttle ... Singing waitress (uncredited)
Leonard Walker ... Conductor (uncredited)
Ken Wilson ... Quentin (uncredited)
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Directed by
Vincente Minnelli 
 
Writing credits
Irving Brecher (screenplay) and
Fred F. Finklehoffe (screenplay)

Sally Benson (book)

Produced by
Arthur Freed .... producer
Roger Edens .... associate producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Roger Edens (uncredited)
Conrad Salinger (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
George J. Folsey  (as George Folsey)
 
Film Editing by
Albert Akst 
 
Art Direction by
Lemuel Ayers 
Cedric Gibbons 
Jack Martin Smith 
 
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis 
 
Costume Design by
Irene Sharaff  (as Sharaff)
 
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn .... makeup designer
Dorothy Ponedel .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Dave Friedman .... production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wallace Worsley Jr. .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Paul Huldschinsky .... associate set decorator
 
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer .... recording director
Joe Edmondson .... sound (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Irene .... costume supervisor
 
Music Department
Roger Edens .... music adaptor
Conrad Salinger .... orchestrator
George Stoll .... musical director (as Georgie Stoll)
Sidney Cutner .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Robert Franklyn .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Lennie Hayton .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Wally Heglin .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Calvin Jackson .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Joseph Nussbaum .... orchestrator (uncredited)
George Stoll .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Robert Tucker .... vocal arranger (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Henri Jaffa .... associate technicolor color director
Natalie Kalmus .... technicolor color director
Charles Walters .... dance director
Paul Jones .... choreographer (uncredited)
 
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Runtime:
113 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Iceland:L | Canada:G (Ontario) | UK:U | USA:Approved (certificate #10050) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl
Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

Fun Stuff

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). more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the supper scene when they are trying to rush the meal so that Rose can take her long distance call in private, Katie the maid serves Mr. Smith his soup. The bowl looks completely empty through the whole scene until Katie comes to pick up the bowl. At that point, it is full of brightly-colored soup. more
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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Cry-Baby (1990) more
Soundtrack:
Home, Sweet Home more

FAQ

Did Margaret O'Brien have good crying skills in this movie and performance?
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User Comments

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
A bit of cake and a song to blow away the wind of change., 4 March 2008
9/10
Author: JohnRouseMerriottChard from United Kingdom

A film that is firmly ticking all the boxes for those looking for a family classic to admire and tap your feet along with. This delightful musical deals with one family and their struggle to deal with the changing of the times at the turn of the century. When the Father is requested to move to New York permanently with his job the rest of the family are not that keen to leave their memories and their beloved home in St. Louis, and in to the mix is the varying degrees of blossoming love involving the elder daughters and their respective beaus.

This film is just so gorgeous on many fronts, the colour beautifully realises the tremendous scope director Vincent Minnelli brings with his recreation of the era, the attention to detail is quality supreme. The story is good and earthy, a sort of tale to have the viewer hankering for the good old days before the world got itself in one big hurry. The songs are crackers, enjoy standards such as The Boy Next Door, The Trolley Song, and the simply precious Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas. The cast are across the board doing good work but it is of course Judy Garland who carries the movie firmly on her slender shoulders, and here she has never been prettier, and her voice is practically as good as it ever was in her career.

A film for all the family to enjoy, a film that is from the top echelons of musicals, and a film that simply demands you enjoy, 9/10.

I'm off to get a piece of cake..............

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