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About
A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
Theatrical
Jan 1, 1945
Box Office
$7.6M
Budget
$1.7M
Return
4.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 6, 2004
Theaters
15
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Quotes
See all →Tootie's Confession of Guilt
Tootie
I killed him.
[after tossing flour in Mr. Braukoff's face]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Navigating Expectations of Courtship and Engagement
Esther
I'm going to let John Truett kiss me tonight.
Rose
Esther Smith!
Esther
Well, if we're going to get married, I may as well start it.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
Judy Garland
Esther Smith
M
Margaret O'Brien
'Tootie' Smith
M
Mary Astor
Anna Smith
L
Lucille Bremer
Rose Smith
L
Leon Ames
Alonzo Smith
T
Tom Drake
John Truett
M
Marjorie Main
Katie
H
Harry Davenport
Grandpa
J
June Lockhart
Lucille Ballard
H
Henry H. Daniels Jr.
Lon Smith Jr.
J
Joan Carroll
Agnes Smith
H
Hugh Marlowe
Colonel Darly
R
Robert Sully
Warren Sheffield
C
Chill Wills
Mr. Neely
V
Victor Cox
Driver (uncredited)
D
Donald Curtis
Dr. Girard (uncredited)
D
Danny Daniels
Boy at Party (uncredited)
M
Mary Jo Ellis
Ida Boothby (uncredited)
H
Helen Gilbert
Girl on Trolley (uncredited)
B
Buddy Gorman
Sidney Gorcey (uncredited)
