Synopsis
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) is a heartwarming musical that centers on the life of a close-knit St. Louis family in 1904. The Smith family faces love, life challenges, and the excitement of the approaching World's Fair, creating a vivid and nostalgic portrait of turn-of-the-century American life.
Did You Know?
- Debut film of the popular holiday song 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'.
- Judy Garland met her future husband, director Vincente Minnelli, on set.
- The film was a major box office success for MGM studios.
- Based on a series of short stories by Sally Benson.
- The trolley scenes were filmed on a sound stage.
Iconic Quotes
- Next year we will all be living in New York.
- Personally, I wouldn't marry a man who proposed to me over the telephone.
- I can't believe it. Right here where we live - right here in St. Louis.
- I can't believe it. Right here where we live - right here in St. Louis.
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.