
St. Louis 1903. The well-off Smith family has four beautiful daughters, including Esther and little Tootie. 17-year old Esther has fallen in love with the boy next door who has just moved in, John. He however barely notices her at first. The family is shocked when Mr. Smith reveals that he has been transfered to a nice position in New York, which means that the family has to leave St. Louis and the St. Louis Fair.... (Full plot summary below)
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St. Louis 1903. The well-off Smith family has four beautiful daughters, including Esther and little Tootie. 17-year old Esther has fallen in love with the boy next door who has just moved in, John. He however barely notices her at first. The family is shocked when Mr. Smith reveals that he has been transfered to a nice position in New York, which means that the family has to leave St. Louis and the St. Louis Fair.
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| New York TimesBosley CrowtherIn the words of one of the gentlemen, it is a ginger-peachy show. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonOne of Hollywood's all-time great musicals ... Judy has rarely been more lovely than she is here. |
| Observer (UK)Philip FrenchJudy Garland has never been more spirited or more poignant. |
| Hollywood ReporterDouglas PrattThe joys of the film linger with the music and encourage you to savor the true moments of family togetherness. |
| PopMattersMatthew SorrentoCut out as a comic relief, [Margaret O'Brien's] Tootie becomes an integral aspect of the film's psychology, as the repressed middle-class anger rearing, if innocently. (PopMatters Essential Film Performances 2013: Musical/Comedy) |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrOne of the first films to integrate musical numbers into the plot, it explores, without condescension or simplemindedness, the feelings that drive the family members apart and then bring them back together again. |
| Little White LiesCleaver PattersonThe film really belongs to Garland and O'Brien. They make each scene they share pure magic, exuding an effortless confidence which lights up the screen, with the rest of the cast reduced to mere bystanders. |
| Slant MagazineEric HendersonMinnelli's gracefully gliding camerawork is at its absolute best here. |
| Filmcritic.comMark AthitakisThe true magic is in the "Trolley Song" sequence, one of American musical film's finest moments |
| Common Sense MediaNell MinowOne of the most loving of all movie families. |