Meet Me in St. Louis Page #10

" WILL BE

NEAR TO US "

" ONCE MORE "

" SOMEDAY SOON "

" WE ALL

WILL BE TOGETHER "

" IF THE FATES

ALLOW "

" UNTIL THEN "

" WE'LL HAVE TO

MUDDLE THROUGH "

" SOMEHOW "

" SO HAVE

YOURSELF "

" A MERRY LITTLE

CHRISTMAS "

" NOW ""

TOOTIE?

TOOTIE.

TOOTIE.

WHAT'S WRONG

WITH TOOTIE?

I DON'T KNOW,

PAPA.

[ESTHER]

TOOTIE!

TOOTIE,

WHERE ARE YOU?

TOOTIE!

WHAT ARE:

YOU DOING?

COME BACK:

IN THE HOUSE.

YOU'LL CATCH

PNEUMONIA.

NOBODY'S GOING

TO HAVE THEM:

IF WE'RE GOING

TO NEW YORK.

I'D RATHER KILL THEM

IF WE CAN'T TAKE THEM.

TOOTIE, DARLING,

DON'T CRY.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

DON'T CRY.

YOU CAN BUILD:

OTHER SNOW PEOPLE

IN NEW YORK.

NO, YOU CAN'T.

YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING

LIKE IN ST. LOUIS.

OH, NO, DARLING,

YOU'RE WRONG.

NO, NO, NEW YORK

IS A WONDERFUL TOWN.

LOOK,

EVERYBODY DREAMS

ABOUT GOING THERE,

BUT WE'RE

LUCKIER THAN:

LOTS OF FAMILIES

BECAUSE WE'RE

REALLY GOING.

WAIT TILL YOU SEE

THE FINE HOME:

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE

AND THE LOADS:

AND LOADS OF FRIENDS

WE'LL MAKE.

WONDERFUL FRIENDS.

BUT THE MAIN THING

IS WE'RE ALL GOING

TO BE TOGETHER,

JUST LIKE:

WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN.

THAT'S WHAT

REALLY COUNTS.

WE COULD:

BE HAPPY ANYWHERE

AS LONG:

AS WE'RE TOGETHER.

WHAT'S THE MATTER,

PAPA?

HMM?

NOTHING, DEAR.

[MUMBLING]

NOTHING.

EVERYTHING'S FINE.

COME ON,

DARLING.

[SOBBING]

THAT'S RIGHT.

[SOBBING]

COME ON, DARLING.

THAT'S A GIRL.

SANTA CLAUS:

IS GOING TO BE:

HERE ANY MINUTE.

OH.

DON'T CRY.

ANNA!

ANNA!

ANNA!

ANNA!

ROSE!

GRANDPA!

ESTHER!

LONNIE,

WHAT IS IT?

WHAT IS IT?

WHAT'S THE TROUBLE,

DADDY?

GO ON OVER THERE

AND SIT DOWN.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

SIT DOWN,

EVERYBODY.

OVER THERE.

ALL OF YOU.

I'VE GOT A FEW WORDS

TO SAY.

WE'RE NOT MOVING

TO NEW YORK.

I DON'T WANT TO ARGUE.

WE'RE GOING TO STAY RIGHT HERE.

WE'RE GOING TO STAY HERE

TILL WE ROT.

WE HAVEN'T ROTTED YET.

BUT WHAT WILL YOU SAY

TO MR. FENTON?

I'VE CHANGED MY MIND.

I'M A JUNIOR PARTNER

OF FENTON,

RAYBURN, AND COMPANY,

NOT A STRING PUPPET.

IF THEY DON'T LIKE IT,

THAT'S JUST TOO BAD.

THEY'LL HAVE TO LIKE IT.

BUT YOU DID THINK IT

WAS A FINE OPPORTUNITY.

NEW YORK HASN'T GOT

OPPORTUNITY COPYRIGHTED.

ST. LOUIS

IS HEADED FOR A BOOM

THAT WILL MAKE:

YOUR HEAD SWIM.

THIS IS A GREAT TOWN.

YOU DON'T APPRECIATE IT

BECAUSE THE GRASS

IS ALWAYS GREENER IN

SOMEBODY ELSE'S YARD.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

ROSE SMITH, WE CAN'T

GO ON LIKE THIS!

I'VE DECIDED WE'RE

GOING TO GET MARRIED

AT THE EARLIEST:

OPPORTUNITY!

I DON'T WANT TO

HEAR ANY ARGUMENTS!

THAT'S FINAL.

I LOVE YOU!

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

ANNA, WHO IS THAT BOY?

HE'S A VERY FINE

YOUNG MAN.

WE'LL DISCUSS IT

LATER.

HE'S SO EXCITED,

HE'S LIABLE TO LEAVE

ON HIS HONEYMOON

WITHOUT ROSE.

YOU HANDLED THE WHOLE

THING MAGNIFICENTLY.

HE'S PUTTY

IN YOUR HANDS.

I HOPE YOU'LL

BE VERY HAPPY.

I'D LIKE TO MEET

THAT BOY SOMETIME.

MAMA, IF ROSE

IS GETTING MARRIED,

THEN MAYBE:

SHE OUGHT TO OPEN

HER PRESENTS NOW.

YOU LITTLE FAKER,

IT'S YOUR PRESENTS

YOU'RE AFTER.

GOOD HEAVENS. WE'VE

COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN.

IT'S CHRISTMAS.

MERRY:

MERRY:

CHRISTMAS.

CHRISTMAS.

MERRY:

CHRISTMAS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS,

MAMA.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

OHH!

OH, PAPA,

YOU'VE GIVEN US

THE NICEST:

CHRISTMAS PRESENT

ANYBODY:

COULD ASK FOR.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS,

PAPA.

I HOPE YOU:

LIKE THAT, LON.

IT'S THE SAME

AS MINE.

THAT'S YOURS

OVER THERE.

GEE, THANKS.

THIS IS FOR YOU,

ROSE.

THANK YOU.

THIS COULDN'T

BE A TIE.

IT IS.

I WRAPPED:

IT MYSELF.

THIS IS FOR AGNES.

THANK YOU.

THIS TIE:

IS SO LIGHT,

I'LL HAVE TO

WEAR A MUFFLER.

A HATPIN!

JUST WHAT:

I NEEDED!

OH, LONNIE.

OH, ROSE.

THANK YOU.

I LOVE IT.

OH,

LOOK AT TOOTIE.

OH, HERE'S WARREN!

OH, WARREN.

HOW ARE YOU?

WE'RE GOING

TO BEAT YOU.

BYE.

SEE YOU LATER.

BYE.

PERFECTLY BEAUTIFUL DAY.

GRANDPA, IT'LL BE PERFECT.

COME ON.

HERE'S THE CAB.

MOMMY'S HERE.

OH, MOMMY,

YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL!

GET IN.

I WANT TO SIT:

WITH THE DRIVER.

ALL RIGHT,

TOOTIE.

UP WE GO.

THERE WE ARE.

SIT NEXT:

TO GRANDPA.

THERE'S ROOM

ENOUGH HERE.

ALL READY.

WHERE TO, MR. SMITH?

YOU TELL HIM,

TOOTIE.

TO THE LOUISIANA

PURCHASE EXPOSITION.

HA HA HA!

RIGHT YOU ARE.

MAMA, YOU SHOULD

HAVE SEEN WHAT WE SAW.

STOP EATING:

THAT SPUN SUGAR.

YOU'LL SPOIL

YOUR DINNER.

WE SAW:

THE GALVESTON FLOOD.

BIG WAVES CAME UP

AND FLOODED:

THE WHOLE CITY.

WHEN THE WATER:

WENT BACK,

IT WAS MUDDY AND

HORRIBLE AND FULL

OF DEAD BODIES.

OH, ISN'T IT

BREATH-TAKING, JOHN?

I NEVER DREAMED ANYTHING

COULD BE SO BEAUTIFUL.

I LIKED IT BETTER

WHEN IT WAS A SWAMP

AND THERE WAS:

JUST THE TWO OF US.

ESTHER! JOHN!

OH.

I FORGOT:

ABOUT IT, TOO.

HURRY UP, YOU TWO.

WE'RE STARVING.

I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T

MEAN TO KEEP YOU.

WE'RE ALL HERE.

LET'S GET STARTED.

WHERE IS:

THE FRENCH RESTAURANT?

IT'S OVER THERE.

IT'S ACROSS FROM

MACHINERY HALL.

NOW, LET'S NOT LOSE

OUR HEADS.

I KNOW EXACTLY:

WHERE IT IS.

JUST FOLLOW ME.

[FANFARE PLAYS]

OH, LOOK.

THE LIGHTS.

OH, HOW BEAUTIFUL.

[MEET ME IN

ST. LOUIS PLAYS]

THERE'S NEVER BEEN

ANYTHING LIKE IT

IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

WE DON'T HAVE

TO COME HERE ON A TRAIN

OR STAY IN A HOTEL.

IT'S RIGHT IN

OUR OWN HOMETOWN.

GRANDPA, THEY'LL

NEVER TEAR IT DOWN,

WILL THEY?

WELL, THEY'D

BETTER NOT.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

RIGHT HERE:

WHERE WE LIVE.

RIGHT HERE:

IN ST. LOUIS.

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