Meet Me in St. Louis
Glorious love story with music!
Country
Production
Budget
$1 700 000
Box office
$7 566 000
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Arthur Freed, Roger Edens
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Editing
Albert Akst
Whole Team (56)
Whole Team (56)
Short description
A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
What's left behind the scenes
- In the novella 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,' Judy Garland (1922-1969) flatly refused to sing the first line of 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, maybe the last' to Margaret O'Brien.
- Judy Garland detested rehearsals and frequently sneaked away from them. Vincent Minnelli had to call the studio gate from the soundstage to ensure the actress's car was not allowed to leave.
- In the novella “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” Judy Garland (1922-1969) flatly refused to sing the first line, “Have yourself a merry little Christmas, it may be your last,” to Margaret O’Brien.
- Margaret O'Brien's mother demanded a higher fee for her daughter's role as Tootie. The studio shrugged and decided to cast the daughter of a lighting technician in the role instead. The costumes had already been altered to fit her when someone changed their mind and the role was returned to Margaret O'Brien. At one point during filming, the lighting technician intentionally dropped a heavy spotlight onto the set, nearly crushing the young actress. He subsequently spent some time in a psychiatric clinic.
- Margaret O'Brien's mother demanded a larger fee for her daughter's role as Tutti. The studio shrugged it off and decided to cast the daughter of a lighting technician in the role. The costumes had already been altered for her when someone changed their mind, and the role was returned to Margaret O'Brien. At some point during filming, the lighting technician deliberately dropped a heavy spotlight onto the set, nearly crushing the young actress. He subsequently spent some time in a mental institution.
- By the time filming began, Judy Garland was already 21 years old and was very reluctant to appear on screen as another teenage girl. Director Vincent Minnelli (1903-1986) convinced her to play Esther. Garland later described this role as one of her favorites.
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