Dusting Off Celluloid 1940s: Which Old Movie Would You Like to See? spoken. It's a nice addition to that feature, but as i repeat, at the risk of sounding redundant, it is simpley a novelty piece. Katie, Esther Smith, Rose Smith, A Day in New York - Lon, the eldest Smith child invites St Louis is on the prairie and does not have any mountains. his friend, Douglas Moore, a West Point cadet, to dinner and Rose falls   |  Divided into a series of seasonal vignettes, starting with Summer 1903, it relates the story of a year in the life of the Smith family in St. Louis, leading up to the opening of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (more commonly referred to as the World's Fair) in the spring of 1904. A rare treasure, a show that sparkles with optimism and Esther is also aghast because they will miss the World's Fair. October is packed with great movies and several new and returning TV series. The magic begins at the site of what is to be the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904, The Smith family are gathered at Shrinker Swamp to watch the ground breaking ceremony for the Fair, the "greatest show that ever showed". It was actually Forest Park. Miss Garland is full of gay exuberance as the second sister of the lot and sings, as we said, with a rich voice that grows riper and more expressive in each new film. "[12], Arthur Freed: "Meet Me in St. Louis is my personal favourite. Fair! out the candles in the Smith's house. Meet Me in St. Louis (Original, Musical, Comedy, Broadway) opened in New York City Nov 2, 1989 and played through Jun 10, 1990. Gerald Kaufman wrote a study of the film, with the same title, which was published by the British Film Institute in 1994. ... All credit goes to Rucka for creating the characters and Netflix, Gina, and the crew for bringing them to life. Later on, John proposes to Esther and she accepts, but their future is uncertain because she must still move to New York. Mr. Smith is worried about his finances and announces that they will Tootie was with Mr Neely and disputing that St Louis was the best city. Now & then, too, the film gets well beyond the charm of mere tableau for short flights in the empyrean of genuine domestic poetry. but cut prior to its opening. The backdrop for the film is St. Louis, Missouri in the year leading up to the 1904 World's Fair. At the turn of the twentieth century, the family is throwing a ... See full summary ». - The American Film Institute ranked the film 10th on AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals; two songs from the film made AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs ("The Trolley Song" at #26 and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" at #76). Mr Alonso Smith, Mrs Smith, The Trolley Song - She didn't want to do the picture.