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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, Documentaries, Audio Commentary, Featurettes, 2 Discs
St. Louis 1903. The well-off Smith family has four beautiful daughters, including Esther and little Tootie. 17-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.
"...unalloyed delight!" Clive Hirschhorn, The Hollywood Musical
"...Captivating musical..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
Editor's Note
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS is a captivating musical about a St. Louis family at the time of the 1903 World's Fair. Tunes include "Trolley Song," "Boy Next Door," "Have Yourself a Merry Christmas," and others. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Screenplay, Best Song ("The Trolley Song").
Plot Summary
Vincente Minnelli's classic romantic musical about a St. Louis family at the turn of the century. As the two oldest girls fret about boys and love, a darker, more serious cloud appears on the horizon: their father has been offered a job in New York City -- just as the World's Fair is coming to town and making St. Louis the "center of the world". Will they have to leave the home and town they love -- and their new boyfriends?
| Features | Interactive Menus | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; Mono | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Photo Recreation Of A Deleted Musical Number, "Boys And Girls Like You And Me". | | Theatrical Trailer | | Scene Selection | | Behind-The-Scenes Documentary Narrated By Roddy McDowall |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 4/5/2005 |
| Running Time: 113 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1944 | | Catalog ID: 65089 | | UPC: 00012569508927 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1945) | | | George J. Folsey, Nominee, Best Cinematography | | | George E. Stoll, Nominee, Best Music, Scoring Of A Musical Picture | | | Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin, Nominee, Best Music, Song | | | Irving Brecher, Fred F. Finklehoffe, Nominee, Best Writing, Screenplay |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...Garland is stunning as the girl in love with the boy next door..." 10/19/1994 p.10DEntertainment Weekly
"[Garland is] beautifully made-up and costumed, subtle for once, and often very funny." 04/09/2004 p.70 Premiere
"The ultimate family musical, full of laughs and heartbreaks and scares..." 05/01/2004 p.98 Uncut
"One of the great musicals; and as a movie about childhood, it's up there with THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER..." 07/01/2004 p.139 Sight and Sound
"[A] Technicolor marvel....The film's warmth comes from its depictions of the minutiae of everyday family life..." 08/01/2004 p.74 Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide 8 of 10
Captivating musical based on Sally Benson's slice of Americana about a family's experiences during t
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