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Meet Me In St Louis, Meet Me in St. Louis is a 1944 romantic musical film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which tells the story of four sisters living in St. Louis at the time of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition World’s Fair in 1904.
It stars Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer, Tom Drake, Leon Ames, Marjorie Main, June Lockhart, and Joan Carroll.
The movie was adapted by Irving Brecher and Fred F. Finklehoffe from a series of short stories by Sally Benson, originally published in The New Yorker magazine and later in the novel 5135 Kensington.
The film was directed by Vincente Minnelli, who met his future wife, Judy Garland, on the set. In the film, Garland debuted the standards “The Trolley Song” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” which became hits after the film was released.
Arthur Freed, the producer of the film also wrote and performed one of the songs . It was the second-highest grossing picture of the year, only behind Going My Way.
Cast
* Judy Garland as Esther Smith* Margaret O’Brien as Sally “Tootie” Smith* Mary Astor as Mrs. Anna Smith* Lucille Bremer as Rose Smith* Tom Drake as John Truett* Marjorie Main as Katie* Leon Ames as Mr. Alonzo Smith* Harry Davenport as Grandpa* June Lockhart as Lucille Ballard* Henry H. Daniels Jr. as Alonzo “Lon” Smith Jr.* Joan Carroll as Agnes Smith* Hugh Marlowe as Colonel Darly* Robert Sully as Warren Sheffield* Chill Wills as Mr. Neely