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1944·114 min·Released

Meet Me in St. Louis

“Glorious love story with music!”

Comedy
Drama
Romance
Family

A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

7.0(431 votes)

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Judy Garland

Judy Garland

Esther Smith

Margaret O'Brien

Margaret O'Brien

'Tootie' Smith

Mary Astor

Mary Astor

Anna Smith

Lucille Bremer

Lucille Bremer

Rose Smith

Leon Ames

Leon Ames

Alonzo Smith

Tom Drake

Tom Drake

John Truett

Marjorie Main

Marjorie Main

Katie

Harry Davenport

Harry Davenport

Grandpa

June Lockhart

June Lockhart

Lucille Ballard

Henry H. Daniels Jr.

Henry H. Daniels Jr.

Lon Smith Jr.

Joan Carroll

Joan Carroll

Agnes Smith

Hugh Marlowe

Hugh Marlowe

Colonel Darly

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John Chard

Written on 9/2/2019

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

CinemaSerf

Written on 6/30/2022

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.

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Judy Garland's "The Boy Next Door" & "Meet Me In St. Louis"

Judy Garland's "The Boy Next Door" & "Meet Me In St. Louis"

Judy Garland Performs "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" in MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS | TCM

Judy Garland Performs "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" in MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS | TCM

'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' Song

'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' Song

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Liza Minnelli on her favorite movie of all time: MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS

Liza Minnelli on her favorite movie of all time: MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS

Mary-Louise Parker announces MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS for AFI Movie Club

Mary-Louise Parker announces MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS for AFI Movie Club