This movie is about a family who lives in St. Louis. All is going well, more or less, for the members of this family. They are a family of 9. Five girls, one boy, a mother, father, grandfather, and a housekeeper Katie. Esther (Judy Garland) and her sister Rose have their minds on men, and they each have their own targets. Judy Garland is of course the star and her love life takes center-stage, but she does share the spotlight with Margret O'Brien, who plays the youngest daughter Tootie. She actually has one of my favourite scenes in this movie, the Halloween scene. All of the kids dress up, but unlike Halloween today, the kids would 'kill' people. They rang the doorbell, but instead of getting candy, they would yell 'I hate you So-And-So' and throw flour at them. It's a great scene.
Anyway, their world is turned upside down when their father tells them that his work is sending him to New York, permanently. No one takes the news that they will have to leave St. Louis well, they're down right resistant to the idea. Eventually they all sadly come to terms with it, but they're heart-broken. Will they really have to leave their beloved St. Louis? Right when the Worlds Fair is about to open? Even though they may have prospective beaus?!?!?
I enjoy this movie every time I watch it. It has great songs and is an overall feel-good film. It's mainly a romance, but it has a family dynamic that adds another level to the film, making it that much more endearing.
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