Meet Me in St. Louis
Period musical about a family in St. Louis are disturbed when the father announces that they are moving to New York; at the last minute he changes his mind.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Esther Smith Judy Garland
- 'Tootie' Smith Margaret O'Brien
- Mrs Anna Smith Mary Astor
- Rose Smith Lucille Bremer
- Mr Alzonzo 'Lon' Smith Leon Ames
- John Truett Tom Drake
- Katie, the maid Marjorie Main
- Grandpa Prophater Harry Davenport
- Lucille Ballard June Lockhart
- Lon Smith Jr Henry Daniels Jr
- Agnes Smith Joan Carroll
- Colonel Darly Hugh Marlowe
- Warren Sheffield Robert Sully
- Mr Neely Chill Wills
- [Dr Girard] Donald Curtis
- [Ida Boothby] Mary Jo Ellis
- [Quentin] Ken Wilson
- [motorman] Robert Emmett O'connor
- [Johnny Tevis] Darryl Hickman
- [conductor] Dr Leonard Walker
- [baggage man] Victor Kilian
- [mailman] John Phipps
- [Mr March] Sam Harris
- [Mr Braukoff] Mayo Newhall
- [Mrs Braukoff] Belle Mitchell
- [Hugo Borvis] Sidney Barnes
- [George] Myron Tobias
- [driver] Victor Cox
- [Clinton Badger] Kenneth Donner
- [Clinton Badger] Buddy Gorman
- [Clinton Badger] Joe Cobb
- [girl on trolley] Helen Gilbert
- [.] Music Maids
- [.] Seckler Group
Credits
Direction
- Director Vincente Minnelli
- [Assistant Director] J.E. Jennings
- [Assistant Director] Wallace Worsley
Production
- Production Company Loew's Incorporated
- Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Producer Arthur Freed
- [Unit Manager] Dave Friedman
Writing
- Screenplay Irving Brecher
- Screenplay Fred F. Finklehoffe
- Based on the novel by Sally Benson
Photography
- Director of Photography George Folsey
- Technicolor Colour Director Natalie Kalmus
- Associate [Technicolor Colour Director] Henri Jaffa
- [2nd Camera] Robert Bronner
Special Effects
- [Matte Paintings Camera] Mark H. Davis
- [Miniature/Transparency Projectn Shots] A. Arnold Gillespie
- [Matte Paintings] Warren Newcombe
- [Miniatures Assistant] Donald Jahraus
Editing
- Film Editor Albert Akst
Design
- Art Director Cedric Gibbons
- Art Director Lemuel Ayers
- Art Director Jack Martin Smith
- Set Decorator Edwin B. Willis
- Associate [Set Decorator] Paul Huldschinsky
Costumes
- Costume Designer Irene Sharaff
- Costume Supervisor Irene
Make-up
- Make-up Created by Jack Dawn
Music
- Music Director George Stoll
- Orchestrations Conrad Salinger
- [Music Adaptation] Roger Edens
Sound
- [Music Mixer] Mike Mclaughlin
- [Music Mixer] Herbert Stahlberg
- Recording Director Douglas Shearer
- [Unit Mixer] Joe Edmondson
- [Re-recording/Effects Mixer] Standish J. Lambert
- [Re-recording/Effects Mixer] Frank Mackenzie
- [Re-recording/Effects Mixer] Robert Shirley
- [Re-recording/Effects Mixer] Newell Sparks
- [Re-recording/Effects Mixer] William Steinkamp
- [Re-recording/Effects Mixer] Michael Steinore
- [Re-recording/Effects Mixer] John A. Williams
Choreography
- Dance Director Charles Walters
Stunts
- [Voice Double for Mary Astor] Rose Paidar
- [Voice Double for Mary Astor] Eileen Wilson