Today’s movie is a musical with a scene that happens on
April 30. I hope you will enjoy this film and watch it tonight.
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS
In St. Louis, Missouri Alonso and Anna Smith have four daughters
Rose, Esther, Agnes, Tootie and a son Lon, Jr. Esther loves the boy next door,
John and Rose loves Warren. On Halloween Tootie returns home saying John
attacked her. Esther berates him. Tootie later confesses that in fact John
protected her and Agnes from the police when a prank of theirs went wrong. Rose
rushes to apologize to John and they share a kiss. When Mr. Smith announces that due to his job they are all moving
to New York the girls are devastated about leaving their beaux. John can’t take
Esther to the Christmas Eve ball as he’s left his tuxedo at the cleaners and
can’t get it back. Her grandfather takes her instead. There she fills up a
perceived rival’s dance card with losers, but has to switch with her when
Esther learns the girl likes her brother and not John. John retrieves his tux
and dances at the ball with Esther. Mr. Smith says they won’t be moving. The
family visits the St. Louis World’s Fair on opening day, April 30, 1904
[1:49:02 to 1:52:36] where John and Warren propose to Esther and Rose, ensuring
a happy ending.
One of the classic MGM musicals. They don’t make ‘em like
this anymore. Sentimental but watchable.
American Decades 1900-1909 ed by Vincent Tompkins
(Gale Research, Inc., Detroit, MI, 1996) at page 25 gives the date the fair
opened
Producer - Arthur Freed
Director - Vincente
Minnelli
Screenplay - Irving Brecher and Fred Finklehoff
Awards - The film was nominated for the Best Cinematography,
Best Original Music Score, Best Song and Best Adapted Screenplay Oscars at the
17th Academy Awards
Running Time – 1 hour 53 minutes
Released - November 28, 1944
Starring -
Judy Garland as Esther Smith
Margaret O'Brien as "Tootie" Smith
Mary Astor as Mrs. Anna Smith
Lucille Bremer as Rose Smith
Tom Drake as John Truett
Leon Ames as Mr.
Alonzo Smith
Harry Davenport as Grandpa
June Lockhart as Lucille Ballard
Tom Sully as Warren Sheffield
Copyright by Ivan Walters 2014.
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