Meet Me in St. Louis

The well-off Smith family leads a comfortable, happy existence in St. Louis, a city set to welcome the 1904 World’s Fair. Seventeen-year-old Esther Smith (Judy Garland) has fallen in love with the boy who has just moved next door, though he hardly notices her at first. When Mr. Alonzo Smith announces that he has been transferred to New York for business and that his family must follow him, Esther and her siblings are distraught at the thought of leaving St. Louis, their lives and the World’s Fair behind.

Based on the short stories of Sally Benson, Judy Garland and Margaret O'Brien star in this heartwarming tale of the emotional trauma the colorful members of an early 20th century St. Louis family experience when they learn they will have to leave their hometown. Judy Garland sings "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" and "The Trolly Song."

Part of our "Technicolor Musical Matinees" series. Courtesy of Warner Bros. and Swank Motion Pictures.