Meet Me in St. Louis

Dir. Vincente Minnelli. 1944, 113 mins. U.S. 35mm. With Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien, Mary Astor, Leon Ames, Lucille Bremer, Tom Drake. In Minnelli’s bittersweet turn-of-the-century tale, his first color film and one of the greatest musicals ever made, a family contends with life, love, and an impending move from St. Louis to New York City. Minnelli deftly organizes the Technicolor palette around Judy Garland, moving seamlessly between story and song—and what songs they are, including “The Boy Next Door,” “The Trolley Song,” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”—from one season to the next. Featuring extended Halloween and Christmas sequences that place it firmly within multiple holiday movie canons, the whip-smart wry and gorgeously sentimental Meet Me in St. Louis is an endlessly rewatchable treasure that cemented the popularity of integrated narrative and music in American movies. Tickets: $17.50 / $12 senior and students / $10 youth / $7 MoMI members. There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases. The cost of admission may be applied toward a same-day purchase of a membership. Order tickets. Please pick up tickets at the Museum’s admissions desk upon arrival. All seating is general admission.