Based on a series of short stories written for the New Yorker, Sally Benson’s Meet Me in St. Louis was turned into a movie of the same name. Benson based the story on her life as a child and she was even called “Tootie” in her younger days. The 1944 film Meet Me in St. Louis has gone on to become a classic musical. Though not centered around Christmas, the film has its climax during the Christmas celebrations and introduced the song “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, a song with a depressing message in the film that has gone on to spread holiday cheer.
The film in set in 1903
The film was directed by Vincente Minelli and is what introduced Judy Garland to her future husband. Minelli did his best to recreate the period as accurately as he could. At first, Judy was skeptical about playing a teenager since she was twenty-one and tired of being cast in teenage roles. However, she fell in love with the script and did the picture.
For more information on the film, you can read this review at Filmsite.org or this review from Reelclassics.com. Resources and information on the film can be found here thanks to The Judy Room, an official Judy Garland fansite. Time Magazine named the film one of the 100 Best Movies of the 20th Century and the film is exhibited at the
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