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Model Number: WAR D65089D
Brand: MGM
Online Retailer ID: 012569508927
Located in: DVD, Musical, Americana
Sally Bensons short stories about the turn-of-the-century Smith family of St. Louis were tackled by a battalion of MGM screenwriters, who hoped to find a throughline to connect the anecdotal tales. After several false starts (one of which proposed that the eldest Smith daughter be kidnapped and held for ransom), the result was the charming valentine-card musical Meet Me in St. Louis. The plot hinges on the possibility that Alonzo Smith (Leon Ames), the familys banker father, might uproot the Smiths to New York, scuttling his daughter Esther (Judy Garland)s romance with boy-next-door John Truett (Tom Drake) and causing similar emotional trauma for the rest of the household. In a cast that includes Mary Astor as Ames wife, Lucille Bremer as another Ames daughter, and Marjorie Main as the housekeeper, the most fascinating character is played by 6-year-old Margaret OBrien. As kid sister Tootie, OBrien seems morbidly obsessed with death and murder, burying her dolls, killing a neighbor at Halloween (she throws flour in the flustered mans face on a dare), and maniacally bludgeoning her snowmen when Papa announces his plans to move to New York. Margaret OBrien won a special Oscar for her remarkable performance, prompting Lionel Barrymore to grumble Two hundred years ago, she would have been burned at the stake! The songs are a heady combination of period tunes and newly minted numbers by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin, the best of which are The Boy Next Door, The Trolley Song, and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. As a bonus, Meet Me in St. Louis is lensed in rich Technicolor, shown to best advantage in the climactic scenes at the St. Louis Worlds Fair of 1904. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Classic movie for all family members!
By mselsVerified Reviewer from West Orange, NJ on 12/30/2007
Pros:
Engaging Characters, Entertaining, Great Cinematography
Best Uses:
At Home, Perfect Gift
Describe Yourself:
Movie Buff
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This is a great musical from the Judy Garland collection. Even my 8-year-old daughter loves it. There are several big songs almost anyone would recognize such as "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" sung by the great Judy Garland.

It's terrific, gorgeous, clean fun for the entire family and Judy Garland at her best. The extras on this particular DVD were phenomenal.

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