| Uniform Title |
Meet me in St. Louis (Motion picture : 1944) |
| Title |
Meet me in St. Louis. |
| Published |
[Australia] : Distributed by Warner Bros Entertainment Australia, ©2009. |
| ©1944 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (108 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Warner Bros Entertainment Australia : 56723N. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1944. |
| Based on the book by Sally Benson. |
| Special features: introduction by Liza Minnelli ; audio commentary by John Fricke and Margaret O'Brien, Irving Brecher, Hugh Martin and Barbara Freed-Saltzman ; making of an American classic ; rare "Soundie": Skip to my Lou ; music only track. |
| Credits |
Directed by Vincente Minnelli ; Screenplay by Irving Brecher and Fred F. Finklehoffe. |
| Performers |
Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer, Tom Drake, Marjorie Main. |
| Summary |
Story of a family at the 1903 World's Fair. St. Louis 1903. The well-off Smith family has four beautiful daughters, including Esther and little Tootie. Seventeen-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. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : G. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1/1.0 Mono ; Region 4 ; Regular 4:3 , Full frame 1.33:1. |
| Language note |
In English, German and Spanish. Subtitles in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Swedish, Croatian, Slovenian, Greek, Hungarian, Turkish, Czech, Dutch. |
| Subjects |
Benson, Sally, -- 1897-1972 -- Film adaptations |
| Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) Drama |
| Families -- Drama |
| Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Saint Louis (Mo.) -- Drama |
| Genre |
Musical films |
| Domestic drama (Motion pictures) |
| Comedy films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Minnelli, Vincente director. |
| Garland, Judy actor. |
| O'Brien, Margaret, 1937- actor. |
| Astor, Mary, 1906-1987 actor. |
| Bremer, Lucille, 1917-1996 actor. |
| Benson, Sally, 1897-1972. Meet me in St. Louis Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Series |
Great musicals |
| Links to Related Works |
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Authors:
- Astor, Mary, 1906-1987 .
- Benson, Sally, 1897-1972. Meet me in St. Louis .
- Bremer, Lucille, 1917-1996 .
- Garland, Judy .
- Minnelli, Vincente .
- O'Brien, Margaret, 1937- .
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