Meet Me in St. Louis 1944 123movies

Watch: Meet Me in St. Louis 1944 123movies, Full Movie Online – 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..
Plot: In the year before the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, the four Smith daughters learn lessons of life and love, even as they prepare for a reluctant move to New York.
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Ratings:

	7.5/10 Votes: 24,664
	100% | RottenTomatoes
	94/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 291 Popularity: 9.859 | TMDB

Reviews:

The trick with this film is not to look for anything serious or complicated in it. It is an engaging early 20th century bit of Americana – a charming costume drama peppered with gentle comedy, some fantastic songs, and Judy Garland probably the most comfortable in any role that I have sever seen her play (except, perhaps in “Easter Parade” released 4 years later in 1948). The story is set across a year in the life of the well-to-do “Smith” family from St. Louis. Mary Astor and Leon Ames try to raise their daughters “Esther” (Garland), “Rose” (Lucille Bremer) and the youngest, “Tootie” (Margaret O’Brien), whom I have to say stole most of the scenes the she was in (and I really don’t like children in films). It tackles courtship – and a fairly clumsily carried out courtship at that – with Tom Drake (“Truett”) and the poor men in the family – son “Lon Jr.” (Henry Daniels) and “Grandpa” (Harry Davenport) are consistently run rings around… “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, “The Trolley Song” and “Skip to My Lou” keep the toes-a-tapping – well maybe not the first one, so much – and the ensemble provide for a colourful, entertaining piece of cinema that Vincente Minnelli can be proud of. Sure it is a bit gloopy at times, but that’s part of the overall sentiment of the film so if you have any cynical bones in your body – perhaps this is not for you.

A bit of cake and a song to blow away the wind of change.

A film that is firmly ticking all the boxes for those looking for a family classic to admire and tap your feet along with. This delightful musical deals with one family and their struggle to deal with the changing of the times at the turn of the century. When the Father is requested to move to New York permanently with his job, the rest of the family are not that keen to leave their memories and their beloved home in St. Louis, and in to the mix is the varying degrees of blossoming love involving the elder daughters and their respective beaus.

This film is just so gorgeous on many fronts, the colour beautifully realises the tremendous scope director Vincent Minnelli brings with his recreation of the era, the attention to detail is quality supreme. The story is good and earthy, a sort of tale to have the viewer hankering for the good old days before the world got itself in one big hurry. The songs are crackers, enjoy standards such as The Boy Next Door, The Trolley Song, and the simply precious Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas. The cast are across the board doing good work but it is of course Judy Garland who carries the movie firmly on her slender shoulders, and here she has never been prettier, and her voice is practically as good as it ever was in her career.

A film for all the family to enjoy, a film that is from the top echelons of musicals, and a film that simply demands you relax and enjoy.

Right, I’m off to get a piece of cake… 9/10

A Feel Good Movie if Ever There Was One
This movie is sheer delight from start to finish. I’m sure St. Louis in 1904 wasn’t really the same as its depicted here…but it should have been! Only the most jaded cynic imaginable could not be charmed by this film.

The songs are perfect, the cinematography, the set direction, costumes, everything really – MGM movie magic at its best! Vincente Minelli did a superlative job of direction, and the cast simply could not be bettered. Judy Garland gives what I feel is the most relaxed and charming performance of her career, and sings like an angel, not like the jittery bundle of nerves she would become in later life. Tom Drake is very winning as the “Boy Next Door” we should all be so lucky to have. But Margaret O’Brien absolutely steals the picture as the adorable but irrepressibly morbid Tootie, a refreshing change from the normally saccharine moppets of Hollywood’s golden years. Marjorie Main also swipes a scene or two as the mouthy cook, and Mary Astor and Leon Ames give sterling support as the parents. Their “make-up” scene at the piano is beautifully done.

What a wonderful antidote this movie is when you need to retreat from the harsh world and have your spirits lifted for a while.

Laughs and Tears Rolled into One
What makes this movie so durable is the way the ensemble works together to capture the flavor of an American age, as the family anticipates the 1904 World’s Fair. Even though this is clearly Judy Garland’s movie, there are grand moments with every cast member as they move the story along. The theme of home and what it means to have to leave it lingers from “The Wizard of Oz,” and little Margaret O’Brien as Tootie acts our her anger in ways that Dorothy would never have dreamed of. Then there are the songs, woven beautifully into the storyline: “The Trolley Song,” “The Boy Next Door,” the title song, of course, and the saddest Christmas song ever written, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” This musical has never been equaled for laughs and tears all rolled up with song in one superior package, directed by none other than Vincente Minnelli. –from Musicals on the Silver Screen, American Library Association, 2013

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 53 min (113 min)
Budget 1707561
Revenue 7566000
Status Released
Rated Passed
Genre Comedy, Drama, Family
Director Vincente Minnelli
Writer Irving Brecher, Fred F. Finklehoffe, Sally Benson
Actors Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien, Mary Astor
Country United States
Awards Nominated for 4 Oscars. 7 wins & 5 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
Camera Technicolor Three-Strip Camera
Laboratory Technicolor, Hollywood (CA), USA (color)
Film Length 3,093.72 m (13 reels)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm