Meet Me in St. Louis

" MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS,

LOUIS "

" MEET ME AT THE FAIR "

" DON'T TELL ME

THE LIGHTS ARE SHINING "

" ANYPLACE BUT THERE "

" WE WILL DANCE

THE HOOTCHIE-KOOTCHIE "

" I WILL BE

YOUR TOOTSIE-WOOTSIE "

" IF YOU WILL MEET ME

IN ST. LOUIS, LOUIS "

" MEET ME AT THE FAIR ""

[HORN HONKS]

BEST KETCHUP:

WE EVER MADE, KATIE.

TOO SWEET.

MR. SMITH LIKES IT

ON THE SWEET SIDE.

ALL MEN LIKE IT:

ON THE SWEET SIDE.

TOO SWEET,

MRS. SMITH.

HELLO.

TOO FLAT.

YOU CAN ADD SPICE,

BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE

IT OUT.

THIS CAME FOR YOU.

DID YOU:

GET EVERYTHING?

EVERYTHING.

IT'S MY

PRINCETON CATALOGUE.

I'VE BEEN

WAITING FOR THIS.

MAMA, YOU SHOULD'VE

TAKEN A SWIM WITH ME.

THAT'S ALL

I HAVE TO DO.

DON'T TRACK UP

THE FLOOR, NOW.

I WON'T.

" OH, MEET ME

IN ST. LOUIS, LOUIS "

" MEET ME AT THE-- "

AH-CHOO!

" DON'T TELL ME

THE LIGHTS ARE SHINING "

" ANYPLACE BUT THERE "

" WE WILL DANCE

THE HOOTCHIE-KOOTCHIE "

" I WILL BE

YOUR TOOTSIE-WOOTSIE "

" MEET ME

IN ST. LOUIS, LOUIS-- "

" MEET ME

IN ST. LOUIS, LOUIS "

I'LL BE OUT

IN A MINUTE, AGNES.

ALL RIGHT,

GRANDPA.

" MEET ME AT THE FAIR "

" DON'T TELL ME

THE LIGHTS ARE SHINING "

" ANYPLACE BUT THERE "

" WE'LL KOOTCHIE

KOOTCHIE KOOTCHIE "

" WE'LL BE

A TOOTSIE-WOOTSIE "

" IF YOU WILL MEET ME

IN ST. LOUIS, LOUIS "

" MEET ME IN THE FAIR "

" LA LA LA LA LA

LA LA LA LA "

" LA LA LA LA LA LA,

LOUIS "

" TA TA TA TA

TA TA TA TA "

" LA LA LA

LA LA LA LA LA "

" ANYPLACE BUT THERE "

" LA LA LA LA

LA LA LA "

" I WILL BE

YOUR TOOTSIE-WOOTSIE "

" IF YOU WILL MEET ME

IN ST. LOUIS, LOUIS "

" MEET ME AT "

" THE FAIR ""

THAT WAS:

A GOOD RIDE.

SO LONG, ESTHER.

WE'LL SEE YOU LATER.

BYE.

IT CERTAINLY WAS HOT

ON THE TENNIS COURT.

ENTIRELY TOO HOT,

IF YOU ASK ME.

DON'T FORGET

TO WASH YOUR HAIR.

NO, I WON'T.

ROSE IS BRINGING

SHAMPOO FROM DOWNTOWN.

TOO SOUR?

JUST WHAT:

I TOLD KATIE.

[WHISPERING]

WOULD IT START:

A REVOLUTION:

IF DINNER WAS:

AN HOUR EARLY:

TONIGHT?

MR. SMITH HATES

EATING EARLY:

ON HOT DAYS.

IT GIVES YOU MORE

TIME TO DIGEST FOOD

BEFORE RETIRING.

I'M DUE

AT MY SISTER'S

HOUSE AT 7:
00.

SOMETHING WRONG:

AT YOUR SISTER'S?

HAVING TROUBLE:

WITH HER HUSBAND--

HIM BEING A MAN.

FINE, BUT YOU'LL

HAVE TO EXPLAIN IT

TO MR. SMITH.

HE WON'T MIND,

SEEING HOW TONIGHT'S

CORNED BEEF NIGHT.

IS IT ALL RIGHT?

YES, BUT I HAD

TO TELL LIES.

WELL, THEY'RE

ONLY WHITE LIES.

DRESSING THEM IN WHITE

DON'T HELP.

IF IT'S NOT

ASKING TOO--

WHY WAS I LYING:

THIS TIME?

WHY MUST WE:

HAVE DINNER EARLY?

BECAUSE ROSE:

IS EXPECTING--

DON'T BLAME

YOUR SISTER.

BLAME HER? WE'RE

DOING THIS FOR HER.

YOU KNOW:

ROSE'S PROBLEM.

WARREN SHEFFIELD'S

WRITTEN FOR SIX MONTHS

WITHOUT ONE WORD THAT

SMELLS LIKE A PROPOSAL.

WHAT'S THAT GOT

TO DO WITH DINNER?

WARREN SHEFFIELD

IS TELEPHONING ROSE

LONG DISTANCE:

AT HALF PAST 6:
00.

LONG DISTANCE?

YES, FROM

NEW YORK CITY.

IF THE FAMILY'S

SITTING HERE,

SHE'LL BE LOATH TO SAY

WHAT SHE'S COMPELLED TO

TO GET A PROPOSAL

OUT OF A MAN--

IF THE MAN,

UNFORTUNATELY,

IS WARREN SHEFFIELD.

I WOULDN'T

MARRY A MAN:

WHO PROPOSED:

OVER AN INVENTION.

WE CAN'T BE

TOO PARTICULAR.

ALTHOUGH:

WE LOVE ROSE,

THE BRUTAL FACT:

IS THAT...

WELL, SHE ISN'T

GETTING ANY YOUNGER.

[CHILDREN]

HELLO, ROSE.

THERE'S THE POOR

OLD MAID NOW.

ESTHER!

ESTHER,

HE'S OUT THERE.

JOHN TRUITT?

ON THE PORCH.

ALLEZ VOUS.

ALLEZ VOUS.

WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO SIT

ON OUR OWN FRONT PORCH.

ISN'T IT A LOVELY

DAY, ESTHER DEAR?

HEAVENLY, ROSE.

SIMPLY HEAVENLY.

WELL, HE'S NOT

VERY NEIGHBORLY,

I MUST SAY.

AFTER ALL, HE'S ONLY

LIVED HERE THREE WEEKS.

YOU CAN'T EXPECT HIM

TO FLING HIMSELF AT YOU.

WELL, THAT'S TRUE.

BESIDES, MEETING

ACROSS THE LAWN:

WOULD BE SO ORDINARY.

I DON'T WANT TO BE

JUST INTRODUCED TO HIM.

I WANT IT TO BE:

SOMETHING STRANGE

AND WONDERFUL--

SOMETHING I'LL

ALWAYS REMEMBER.

I'LL GET GEORGE BRIGGS

TO BRING HIM:

TO LON'S

GOING-AWAY PARTY.

COULD YOU?

ROSE, ESTHER,

THE WATER'S HOT.

YOU SHOULD:

WASH YOUR HAIR NOW.

WE'RE EATING EARLY,

YOU KNOW.

ALL RIGHT, MOTHER.

WHY ARE WE:

EATING EARLY?

YOU DON'T WANT

THE FAMILY IN THERE

WHILE A MAN PROPOSES

LONG DISTANCE.

PROPOSES?

I DON'T SEE

WHY YOU ASSUME:

WARREN'S GOING

TO PROPOSE TO ME.

WHY ELSE DO YOU:

THINK HE'S CALLING

LONG DISTANCE?

DO YOU KNOW:

WHAT IT COSTS?

I'M NOT EVEN SURE

I'LL BE IN.

WHEN YOU GET:

TO BE MY AGE,

YOU'LL FIND THERE

ARE MORE IMPORTANT

THINGS THAN BOYS.

" THE MOMENT

I SAW HIM SMILE "

" I KNEW HE WAS

JUST MY STYLE "

" MY ONLY REGRET "

" IS WE'VE NEVER MET "

" THOUGH I DREAM OF HIM

ALL THE WHILE "

" BUT HE DOESN'T KNOW

I EXIST "

" NO MATTER

HOW I MAY PERSIST "

" SO IT'S CLEAR TO SEE "

" THERE'S NO HOPE

FOR ME "

" THOUGH I LIVE

AT 5135 KENSINGTON AVENUE "

" AND HE LIVES AT 5133 "

" HOW CAN I IGNORE "

" THE BOY NEXT DOOR? "

" I LOVE HIM

MORE THAN I CAN SAY "

" DOESN'T TRY

TO PLEASE ME "

" DOESN'T EVEN TEASE ME "

" AND HE NEVER SEES ME

GLANCE HIS WAY "

" AND THOUGH

I'M HEARTSORE "

" THE BOY NEXT DOOR "

" AFFECTION FOR ME

WON'T DISPLAY "

" I JUST ADORE HIM "

" SO I CAN'T IGNORE HIM "

" THE BOY NEXT DOOR "

" I JUST ADORE HIM "

" SO I CAN'T IGNORE HIM "

" THE BOY NEXT DOOR ""

TOO SWEET?

TOO SOUR?

TOO THICK.

OH, GRANDPA.

KATIE,

WHERE'S MY CAT?

WHERE IS SHE?

SHE GOT IN THE WAY,

AND I KICKED HER

DOWN THE CELLAR STEPS.

I COULD HEAR HER SPINE

HIT EVERY STEP.

IF YOU'VE

KILLED HER,

I'LL KILL YOU.

I'LL STAB YOU

TO DEATH:

IN YOUR SLEEP.

OH, WON'T THAT

BE TERRIBLE, NOW?

THERE'S YOUR CAT.

OH, POOR LADY BABBIE.

DON'T GO AWAY.

WE'RE EATING EARLY.

I CAN'T GET HUNGRY

TILL IT GETS DARK.

DINNER'S AT 5:
30.

YOU CAN EAT:

BLINDFOLDED.

WE HAVE TO BE OUT

OF THE DINING ROOM BY 6:30.

WARREN SHEFFIELD'S

TELEPHONING FROM NEW YORK.

ROSE, I WOULDN'T COMMIT

MYSELF ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

MOTHER,

FOR GOODNESS' SAKE.

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