Meet Me in St. Louis
A year in the life of the Smith family as they prepare to move to NYC and anticipate the 1904 St Louis World's Fair. Many musical numbers as Esther and Rose try to find husbands so they won't be old maids.
- Runtime
- 2h
- Released
- 1959
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1959
Storyline
A year in the life of the Smith family as they prepare to move to NYC and anticipate the 1904 St Louis World's Fair. Many musical numbers as Esther and Rose try to find husbands so they won't be old maids.
Top credits
Tab Hunter — John Truett
Jane Powell — Esther Smith
Walter Pidgeon — Mr. Alonzo Smith
Jeanne Crain — Rose Smith
Did you know
• In the original film, John Truett sang only in the "Skip to My Lou" number. Two new songs were interpolated into the television version to give Tab Hunter more opportunities to sing: "If You Were the Only Girl in the World" was a standard from the era in which the story takes place. "When Does This Feeling Go Away?" was composed by Hugh Martin for the ill-fated Broadway show "Make a Wish."
• Reta Shaw (Katie, the maid) repeated the same role on Meet Me in St. Louis (1966). Shaw would also appear with Tab Hunter on 10 episodes of The Tab Hunter Show (1960), as housekeeper 'Thelma'.
• Jeanne Crain, who plays Rose, appeared as the Celebrity Mystery Guest on the CBS game show "What's My Line?" two weeks prior to the airing of "Meet Me in St. Louis." After being identified relatively quickly by the blindfolded panel, she discussed the show's four-week rehearsal schedule "including Saturdays and Sundays," and opined that a live television production presented challenges different from movie making. Show moderator Charles Dailey announced his program would be not be seen the night "Meet me in St. Louis" aired.
User reviews
A very good remake with favorite stars of the past
Trying to forget that there was another version, really really hard.
Charming and great remake of classic film
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Color
