Meet Me in St. Louis (2023)

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"Louis" in the song is pronounced "LOO-ee", akin to the French. The song is one of the few instances of pronouncing the city's name that way. It is normally pronounced "LOO-is".

The Benson house at 5135 Kensington Avenue in St. Louis no longer exists. After being sold, it fell into disrepair, eventually became uninhabitable, and was demolished in 1994. The house had also been used in the film Cheaper by the Dozen.

The home at 5135 Kensington was depicted as a grand Victorian, much as you would see here, at Lehmann House Bed and Breakfast in Lafayette Square. And yes, there actually was a “5135 Kensington Avenue”.

Seventeen-year-old Esther Smith falls in love with boy-next-door John Truett and tries to get him to notice her. Meanwhile, twenty-year-old Rose is preoccupied with getting her long-distance beau to propose before she is deemed an old maid.

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Grammy Award-winning hip hop recording artist Nelly, two-time Tony awards recipient Norbert Leo, and the world's greatest athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee reside in St. Louis. Did you know that Tina Turner lived in St.

"Meet Me in St. Louis" was filmed in Los Angeles, but the plot describes some locations that still remain from the 1904 World's Fair.

Garland, under contract at MGM, was initially opposed to starring in this sentimental family tale. The part required her to portray a teenager, and, at age 21, she longed to be rid of the juvenile roles in which she had traditionally been cast.

Upon its 1944 release, Time magazine called Meet me in St. Louis “one of the year's prettiest pictures”. Can you tell us how important this film was in the Technicolor history? This was the first film that Vincente Minnelli shot in Technicolor.

The story centers around the affluent Smith family of St. Louis: Father Alonzo (Leon Ames), Mother Anna (Mary Astor in an inspired bit of casting), daughters Esther (Garland), Rose Lucille Bremer), Agnes (Joan Carroll) and cutsie Tootie (Margaret O'Brien). Also there is Lon Jr. Henry H.

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Their plan backfires when Lucille turns out to be nice and insists that Rose be with Warren, while she goes with Lon, Jr. Embarrassed, Esther gives Lucille her dance card, then braves the clods. To her delight, John eventually shows up and, under a wintery moon, kisses her and proposes.

Upon request from Esther, Katie asks Mrs. Smith if they could have dinner an hour earlier because her sister is having trouble with her husband.

In 1944, MGM released Meet Me in St. Louis, directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Judy Garland and six-year-old Margaret O'Brien.

John Truitt drags Agnes and Tootie out of the way, so they don't get hurt or caught by police. As a result, Tootie splits her lip and loses a tooth. She is carried into the house sobbing and saying, “John Truitt tried to kill me!” prompting Esther to go next door and beat him up.