Meet Me in St. Louis
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
- alexnoaholdmateDecember 13, 2025It is incredible that a movie about nothing can be so moving, and so joyful. There's next-to-no plot. The whole film is really just a buncha stuff that happens. And yet you fall in love with the characters all over again every time you see it, which is a testament to the power of the actors' performances. Many have also dismissed it over the years as just more silly MGM musical fluff, but this is to do it a grave disservice. Frightened Little Tootie's walk through the streets, towards the camera, on Halloween night is as technically proficient as anything else Hollywood was doing in that era, and proves that Director Vincente Minnelli - who, despite the name, was not Italian - had learned much from classic Italian Cinema.
Meet Me in St. Louis Trivia
Meet Me in St. Louis was released on November 28, 1944.
Meet Me in St. Louis was directed by Vincente Minnelli.
Meet Me in St. Louis has a runtime of 1h 52m.
Meet Me in St. Louis was produced by Arthur Freed.
St. Louis 1903. The well-off Smith family has four beautiful daughters, including Esther and little Tootie. 17-year old Esther has fallen in love with the boy next door who has just moved in, John. He however barely notices her at first. The family is shocked when Mr. Smith reveals that he has been transfered to a nice position in New York, which means that the family has to leave St. Louis and the St. Louis Fair.
The key characters in Meet Me in St. Louis are Esther Smith (Judy Garland), 'Tootie' Smith (Margaret O'Brien), Anna Smith (Mary Astor).
Meet Me in St. Louis is rated G.
Meet Me in St. Louis is a Comedy, Romance, Drama film.
Meet Me in St. Louis has an audience rating of 8.6 out of 10.
Meet Me in St. Louis had a budget of $1.7M.
Meet Me in St. Louis has made $7.6M at the box office.