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Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)

Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family up to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
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A code adopted by gay men and LGBTQ+ individuals in general to subtly disclose your identity to another, “friend of Dorothy” is widely considered to originate with Judy Garland.

Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm) was an actress and singer most famous for The Wizard of Oz (1939) but starred in many other successful films such as Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) and A Star Is Born (1954).

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Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family up to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

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Genre:Comedy, Drama, Romance, Family
Directed By:Vincente Minnelli
Written By:Irving Brecher, Fred F. Finklehoffe
In Theaters:1/1/1945
Box Office:$7,566,000
Runtime:114 minutes
Studio:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Director

Vincente Minnelli

Director

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Judy Garland

Esther Smith

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Margaret O'Brien

"Tootie" Smith

cast

Mary Astor

Anna Smith

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Lucille Bremer

Rose Smith

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Leon Ames

Alonzo Smith

cast

Tom Drake

John Truett

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Marjorie Main

Katie

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Harry Davenport

Grandpa

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June Lockhart

Lucille Ballard

cast

Henry H. Daniels Jr.

Lon Smith Jr.

cast

Joan Carroll

Agnes Smith

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