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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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Too sweet? Perhaps...but not too syrupy!
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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
Sound Mix:
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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Judy Garland scoffed at the idea of portraying yet another teenager (she was 21 when filming began) and wanted nothing to do with the film. Her mother even went to MGM chief Louis B. Mayer on her behalf. However, Vincente Minnelli convinced her to play the part of Esther Smith, and Judy later fell in love with the story. In her later years she considered it one of her favorite roles.
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Errors in geography: Various scenes include views of mountains. However, St. Louis does not have any mountain ranges.
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Rose Smith:
Thank you for dropping me off, Colonel Darly.
Col. Darly: It's my pleasure, Miss Smith.
Rose Smith: I'm sure the ice cream would have melted if it weren't for your thoughtfulness.
Col. Darly: Glad to be of service. Good night.
Rose Smith: Wouldn't you like to come in? There's plenty of ice cream, and I'm sure my folks would love to meet you.
Col. Darly: Thank you, Miss Smith, but some other time.
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Col. Darly: It's my pleasure, Miss Smith.
Rose Smith: I'm sure the ice cream would have melted if it weren't for your thoughtfulness.
Col. Darly: Glad to be of service. Good night.
Rose Smith: Wouldn't you like to come in? There's plenty of ice cream, and I'm sure my folks would love to meet you.
Col. Darly: Thank you, Miss Smith, but some other time.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Liza Minnelli on 'Meet Me in St. Louis' (2004) (V)
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Soundtrack:
Home, Sweet Home
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Did Margaret O'Brien have good crying skills in this movie and performance?more
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If there was no other reason why Judy Garland married Vincente Minnelli, then this film supplies the reason for how he won her hand. It's a valentine to her talents and, as an example of MGM's gilt-edged manufacture, it's a sold gold entry.
Yes, Tom Drake was a bit wan as Judy's love interest but everyone else in the cast, maybe even including the too-glamorous Lucille Bremer, are just right, especially the inimitable Marjorie Main. Mary Astor, already deep in the throes of her extended bout with alcoholism as the family's matriarch shows nary a sign of her illness, such was the wizardry of the makeup artists, costumers, hair dressers and the cinematographer. And Judy, too, already addicted to the medications that her tyrannical studio bosses used to keep her nose to a very demanding grindstone, looks as wholesome and lovely as one could wish, particularly in the "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" number.
It's one of those Golden Age classics that always repays a return viewing and its naysayers are in a rather lonely minority, in my opinion.