Other Characters From Meet Me in St. Louis Rose Smith Meet Me in St. Louis - Musical 0 Esther Smith Meet Me in St. Louis - Musical 0 John Truitt Meet Me in St. Louis … But it's good. Others were written for the movie. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. We bumped into some trouble with some opinions – Eddie Mannix, the studio manager, thought the Halloween sequence was wrong, but it was left in. | Rating: 5/5 IBDB (Internet Broadway Database) archive is the official database for Broadway theatre information. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing Meet Me in St. Louis near you. Tom Drake is the only actor who I think deserves any "major" awards for his efforts, since he actually tries REALLY hard, so it would seem. |, August 7, 2013 Later on, John proposes to Esther and she accepts, but their future is uncertain because she must still move to New York. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, Girl in Blue on Trolley Coming Soon, Regal | Rating: 5/5 You will most likely come out of it feeling the same way as you did when you went in. It feels as if it's one of those films that needs to be seen, discussed, and even criticized. Esther, the second eldest daughter, is in love with the boy next door, John Truitt (Tom Drake), although he does not notice her at first. Coming Soon. Never during the film did I feel the smallest bit of sadness that the characters did, although that does not mean that I was smiling at all times. Meet Me in St. Louis (reprise) - Grandpa Prophater, Tootie Smith The Boy Next Door - Esther Smith Be Anything But a Girl - Grandpa Prophater, Agnes Smith, Tootie Smith |, December 26, 2010 "Meet Me in St. Louis is so much fun to perform. One of the strangest of the big MGM musicals. The film tells its story not through music, but through actual narrative. | One of the most loving of all movie families. |, December 3, 2008 |, October 11, 2011 Why wouldn't there be? An elegant ball takes place on Christmas Eve. |, December 14, 2011 | Rating: 5/5 IBDB provides records of productions from the beginnings of New York theatre until today. Cheshire, CT, Pericles If I had a complaint about the cast though, it would be that some of them aren't THAT good at singing. Judy Garland has never been more spirited or more poignant. After being rescued by Grandpa, Esther is overjoyed when John inexplicably turns up in a tuxedo, and the pair dance together for the rest of the evening. The film really belongs to Garland and O'Brien. They make each scene they share pure magic, exuding an effortless confidence which lights up the screen, with the rest of the cast reduced to mere bystanders. "Meet Me in St. Louis" is not perfect, and it's not something that I could watch over-and-over-again, but it's good enough to earn its stripes. Right here where we I say go for it, especially if you can appreciate a good film. Mr. Smith watches his youngest daughter's tantrum from an upstairs window and changes his mind: The family will not leave St. Louis after all, he announces. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Hugh Wheeler At the ball, Esther and Rose plot to ruin the evening of Warren's date--Rose's rival, Lucille Ballard (June Lockhart)--by filling up her dance card with losers. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events The Beatles: Eight Days a Week -- The Touring Years, J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs & The Church of the SubGenius, Fall TV First Look: Find Out What’s Coming, The Best Peacock Original Shows and Movies, All Upcoming Disney Movies: New Disney Live-Action, Animation, Pixar, Marvel, and More, (singing) Meet Me in St. Louis! Grandpa Prophater, Agnes Smith and Tootie Smith, Rose Smith, Esther Smith, Lon Smith, Douglas Moore, John Truitt, Warren Sheffield and Company, Ghosties and Ghoulies and Things That Go Bump in the Night, Katie, Agnes Smith, Tootie Smith and Neighborhood Kids, Rose Smith, Warren Sheffield, Douglas Moore and Company, Warren Sheffield, Douglas Moore and Rose Smith, The Nederlander Organization (James M. Nederlander: Chairman; Robert E. Nederlander: President; Arthur Rubin: Vice-President). Update: Broadway Shutdown Extends Through May 2021. Miss Garland is full of gay exuberance as the second sister of the lot and sings, as we said, with a rich voice that grows riper and more expressive in each new film. Nevertheless, the simplicity of the plot seems to fit in quite well with the happy mood of the film, and in the end it pieces together well enough to win me over. ", Time called it "one of the year's prettiest pictures"; "Technicolor has seldom been more affectionately used than in its registrations of the sober mahoganies and tender muslins and benign gaslights of the period. The film was directed by Vincente Minnelli, who met Garland on the set and later married her. This song was originally composed by Rodgers & Hammerstein for their Broadway musical Oklahoma! After all, who doesn't love a good classic film to get you in a good mood? In the words of one of the gentlemen, it is a ginger-peachy show. |, December 15, 2008 (uncredited), Boy in Halloween Sequence They weren't really "catchy" for the most part, although the few songs that did appeal to me tended to stick with me for quite some time. Coming Soon. Filming & Production Meet Me in St. Louis (Original, Musical, Comedy, Broadway) opened in New York City Nov 2, 1989 and played through Jun 10, 1990.