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ComedyDramaRomanceFamily

Meet Me in St. Louis

- Glorious love story with music!

Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family up to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

Release Date : 1944-11-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Judy Garland

Character Name : Esther Smith

Original Name : Judy Garland

Gender : Female

Margaret O'Brien

Character Name : "Tootie" Smith

Original Name : Margaret O'Brien

Gender : Female

Mary Astor

Character Name : Anna Smith

Original Name : Mary Astor

Gender : Female

Lucille Bremer

Character Name : Rose Smith

Original Name : Lucille Bremer

Gender : Female

Leon Ames

Character Name : Alonzo Smith

Original Name : Leon Ames

Gender : Male

Tom Drake

Character Name : John Truett

Original Name : Tom Drake

Gender : Male

Marjorie Main

Character Name : Katie

Original Name : Marjorie Main

Gender : Female

Harry Davenport

Character Name : Grandpa

Original Name : Harry Davenport

Gender : Male

June Lockhart

Character Name : Lucille Ballard

Original Name : June Lockhart

Gender : Female

Henry H. Daniels Jr.

Character Name : Lon Smith Jr.

Original Name : Henry H. Daniels Jr.

Gender : Male

Joan Carroll

Character Name : Agnes Smith

Original Name : Joan Carroll

Gender : Female

Hugh Marlowe

Character Name : Colonel Darly

Original Name : Hugh Marlowe

Gender : Male

Robert Sully

Character Name : Warren Sheffield

Original Name : Robert Sully

Gender : Male

Chill Wills

Character Name : Mr. Neely

Original Name : Chill Wills

Gender : Male

Sidney Barnes

Character Name : Hugo Borvis (uncredited)

Original Name : Sidney Barnes

Gender : Male

Judi Blacque

Character Name : Girl on Trolley (uncredited)

Original Name : Judi Blacque

Gender : Male

Victor Cox

Character Name : Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Victor Cox

Gender : Male

Donald Curtis

Character Name : Dr. Girard (uncredited)

Original Name : Donald Curtis

Gender : Male

Danny Daniels

Character Name : Boy at Party (uncredited)

Original Name : Danny Daniels

Gender : Male

Kenneth Donner

Character Name : Hugo Gorman (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenneth Donner

Gender : Male

Mary Jo Ellis

Character Name : Ida Boothby (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Jo Ellis

Gender : Male

Helen Gilbert

Character Name : Girl on Trolley (uncredited)

Original Name : Helen Gilbert

Gender : Female

Buddy Gorman

Character Name : Sidney Gorcey (uncredited)

Original Name : Buddy Gorman

Gender : Male

Gary Gray

Character Name : Boy at Pavilion (uncredited)

Original Name : Gary Gray

Gender : Male

Sam Harris

Character Name : Mr. March (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Harris

Gender : Male

Darryl Hickman

Character Name : Johnny Tevis (uncredited)

Original Name : Darryl Hickman

Gender : Male

Charlotte Hunter

Character Name : Girl in Blue on Trolley (uncredited)

Original Name : Charlotte Hunter

Gender : Male

Victor Kilian

Character Name : Baggage Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Victor Kilian

Gender : Male

Beverly Luff

Character Name : Girl on the Trolley / Singer (uncredited)

Original Name : Beverly Luff

Gender : Male

Matt Mattox

Character Name : Boy at Party (uncredited)

Original Name : Matt Mattox

Gender : Male

Bert May

Character Name : Boy at Party (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert May

Gender : Male

Belle Mitchell

Character Name : Mrs. Braukoff (uncredited)

Original Name : Belle Mitchell

Gender : Female

Mayo Newhall

Character Name : Mr. Braukoff (uncredited)

Original Name : Mayo Newhall

Gender : Male

Sid Newman

Character Name : Boy on Trolley (uncredited)

Original Name : Sid Newman

Gender : Male

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Character Name : Motorman (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Emmett O'Connor

Gender : Male

John Phipps

Character Name : Mailman (uncredited)

Original Name : John Phipps

Gender : Male

Ellen Ray

Character Name : Girl on Trolley (uncredited)

Original Name : Ellen Ray

Gender : Male

Dorothy Raye

Character Name : Girl at Party (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Raye

Gender : Male

Beth Renner

Character Name : Girl on Trolley (uncredited)

Original Name : Beth Renner

Gender : Male

William Smith

Character Name : Little Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : William Smith

Gender : Male

Myron Tobias

Character Name : George (uncredited)

Original Name : Myron Tobias

Gender : Male

Dorothy Tuttle

Character Name : Girl on Trolley (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Tuttle

Gender : Male

Leonard Walker

Character Name : Conductor (uncredited)

Original Name : Leonard Walker

Gender : Male

Kenneth Wilson

Character Name : Quentin (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenneth Wilson

Gender : Male

Tom Batten

Character Name : Trolley Song Performer (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Batten

Gender : Male

Dale Lefler

Character Name : Boy at Party (uncredited)

Original Name : Dale Lefler

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

A bit of cake and a song to blow away the wind of change. 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 relax and enjoy. Right, I'm off to get a piece of cake... 9/10

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-30

The trick with this film is not to look for anything serious or complicated in it. It is an engaging early 20th century bit of Americana - a charming costume drama peppered with gentle comedy, some fantastic songs, and Judy Garland probably the most comfortable in any role that I have sever seen her play (except, perhaps in "Easter Parade" released 4 years later in 1948). The story is set across a year in the life of the well-to-do "Smith" family from St. Louis. Mary Astor and Leon Ames try to raise their daughters "Esther" (Garland), "Rose" (Lucille Bremer) and the youngest, "Tootie" (Margaret O'Brien), whom I have to say stole most of the scenes the she was in (and I really don't like children in films). It tackles courtship - and a fairly clumsily carried out courtship at that - with Tom Drake ("Truett") and the poor men in the family - son "Lon Jr." (Henry Daniels) and "Grandpa" (Harry Davenport) are consistently run rings around... "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", "The Trolley Song" and "Skip to My Lou" keep the toes-a-tapping - well maybe not the first one, so much - and the ensemble provide for a colourful, entertaining piece of cinema that Vincente Minnelli can be proud of. Sure it is a bit gloopy at times, but that's part of the overall sentiment of the film so if you have any cynical bones in your body - perhaps this is not for you.