Posted by Larry Gleeson
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
“Younger love and infantile fears spotlight a yr within the lifetime of a turn-of-the-century household.” – IMDb
Seeing and listening to Judy Garland sing “Have Your self a Merry Little Christmas,” places MGM’s Meet Me in St. Louis on my checklist of vacation movies for 2024. This basic movie was set, because the title signifies, in St. Louis, Missouri. The movie takes place in and round 1904 when St. Louis was the fourth largest metropolis in the US behind Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago, 1904 was a really particular time in St. Louis. The 1904 World’s Truthful was held in St. Louis, as have been the 1904 Olympic Video games.
Made and produced in 1944 throughout the Golden Age of Hollywood and on the heyday of the Studio System, this era movie’s manufacturing values are wonderful as our the costuming. and casting. Along with Judy Garland (Esther), the movie forged boasted, Margaret O’Brien (as show-stopper, Tuttie), Mary Astor (Mrs. Smith), Lucille Bremmer (Rose) and Leon Ames (Mr. Smith) Final however not least, the movie was directed by Vicente Minnelli, and has some exceptional tunes like “Skip to my Lou,” “The Trolley Tune,” “Beneath the Bamboo Tree,” “Over the Bannister,” “Meet me in E. St Louis,” and “Say Goodnight.” to call a number of.
The movie closes on the (this publish’s featured photograph) Grand Basin in Forest Park.I loved the colourful ending for a number of causes together with the genesis of out door electrical energy and the farris wheel on show., Nonetheless, in actuality, the Grand Basin on the 1904 World’s Truthful seemed extra just like the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, and much more like Lido’s vaparetta docks, solely on a grander scale.
Keep tuned for extra 2024 Vacation movies!
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