Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis is a 1944 romantic musical 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, Leon Ames, Tom Drake, June Lockhart, and Marjorie Main.

Synopsis

The backdrop for Meet Me in St. Louis is Saint Louis, Missouri on the brink of the 1904 World's Fair. The story centers on the middle-class Smith family, who lead a comfortable and happy life. The family has four daughters, Rose, Esther, Agnes and Tootie and a son, Lon. Esther, the 2nd eldest daughter (Garland), is taken aback by the boy next door, John Truett (Drake), although he does not notice her at first. Life seems perfect for the family until Mr. Smith (Ames) revels that he has earned a position at a law firm in New York and the whole family will have to leave St. Louis before the Fair.

Related Topics:
Saint Louis, Missouri - 1904 World's Fair - Law firm

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