Summary
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family up to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
Cast
Judy Garland
Esther Smith
Margaret O'Brien
"Tootie" Smith
Mary Astor
Anna Smith
Lucille Bremer
Rose Smith
Leon Ames
Alonzo Smith
Tom Drake
John Truett
Marjorie Main
Katie
Harry Davenport
Grandpa
June Lockhart
Lucille Ballard
Henry H. Daniels Jr.
Lon Smith Jr.
Joan Carroll
Agnes Smith
Hugh Marlowe
Colonel Darly
Robert Sully
Warren Sheffield
Chill Wills
Mr. Neely
Sidney Barnes
Hugo Borvis (uncredited)
Judi Blacque
Girl on Trolley (uncredited)
Victor Cox
Driver (uncredited)
Donald Curtis
Dr. Girard (uncredited)
Danny Daniels
Boy at Party (uncredited)
Kenneth Donner
Hugo Gorman (uncredited)
Mary Jo Ellis
Ida Boothby (uncredited)
Helen Gilbert
Girl on Trolley (uncredited)
Buddy Gorman
Sidney Gorcey (uncredited)
Gary Gray
Boy at Pavilion (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Mr. March (uncredited)
Darryl Hickman
Johnny Tevis (uncredited)
Charlotte Hunter
Girl in Blue on Trolley (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
Baggage Man (uncredited)
Beverly Luff
Girl on the Trolley / Singer (uncredited)
Matt Mattox
Boy at Party (uncredited)
Bert May
Boy at Party (uncredited)
Belle Mitchell
Mrs. Braukoff (uncredited)
Mayo Newhall
Mr. Braukoff (uncredited)
Sid Newman
Boy on Trolley (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Motorman (uncredited)
John Phipps
Mailman (uncredited)
Ellen Ray
Girl on Trolley (uncredited)
Dorothy Raye
Girl at Party (uncredited)
Beth Renner
Girl on Trolley (uncredited)
William Smith
Little Boy (uncredited)
Myron Tobias
George (uncredited)
Dorothy Tuttle
Girl on Trolley (uncredited)
Leonard Walker
Conductor (uncredited)
Kenneth Wilson
Quentin (uncredited)
Tom Batten
Trolley Song Performer (uncredited)
Dale Lefler
Boy at Party (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Novel
Sally Benson
Screenplay
Irving Brecher
Screenplay
Fred F. Finklehoffe
Reviews
John Chard
September 2, 2019
9
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
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$1,707,561.00
Revenue:
$7,566,000.00
Keywords
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