Meet Me in St. Louis Page #9

THEY, UH,

THEY LIKE TO STEP OUT

ONCE IN A WHILE:

WITH A PRETTY DRESS.

THAT SUIT OF MINE

DOES THE GREATEST

ONE-STEP YOU EVER SAW.

GRANDPA,

ARE YOU ACTUALLY...

WHAT'S THIS I HEAR

ABOUT YOU'RE NOT GOING

TO THE DANCE?

WHO SAYS:

I'M NOT GOING?

OF COURSE:

I'M GOING...

WITH THE HANDSOMEST

MAN IN TOWN.

I'LL PICK YOU UP

AT 8:
00.

[ORCHESTRA PLAYS

GOODBYE, MY LADY LOVE]

HAVE YOU GOT:

HER DANCE CARD:

ALL FILLED OUT?

PRACTICALLY.

"CLINTON BADGER,

"HUGO BOORVIS,

SIDNEY GORCEY."

OH, ES, YOU FIEND.

EVERYONE'S

A PERFECT HORROR.

SHE'LL REMEMBER

ST. LOUIS.

OH, LOOK.

THERE'S WARREN.

THAT MUST BE HER.

COME ON.

GO ON.

I HAVE ONE MORE:

NAME TO PUT IN.

HE'D GO TO CHICAGO

AND SEE THE OTHER MAN.

HE WAS GOING TO SEE HIM.

HELLO, LON.

GOOD EVENING, LUCILLE.

HOW ARE YOU, WARREN?

HELLO, OLD MAN.

GOOD EVENING, SIR.

MAY I PRESENT:

MY GRANDFATHER?

GRANDPA PROPHATER.

YOU'RE ONE OF MY

FAVORITE PEOPLE.

THANK YOU.

LON HAS SPENT:

HOURS TALKING:

TO ME ABOUT YOU.

I CAN UNDERSTAND

ANY MAN SPENDING

HOURS TALKING TO YOU.

OH!

GOOD:

EVENING.

HELLO.

MISS BALLARD,

MAY I PRESENT:

MISS SMITH?

I'M SO GLAD

TO KNOW YOU.

IS THIS ESTHER:

OR ROSE?

ESTHER WILL BE:

ALONG SHORTLY.

THEN THIS:

MUST BE ROSE.

NOW, LOOK...

I'M GOING TO TAKE

MY LIFE INTO MY HANDS

AND SAY SOMETHING

BEFORE WARREN TRIES

TO STRANGLE ME.

WE'RE GROWN UP,

AND IF WE'D ONLY

ACT THAT WAY,

WARREN WOULD BE:

WITH ROSE:

INSTEAD OF SPENDING

THE EVENING:

TALKING ABOUT YOU,

TELLING ME:

YOU'RE THE ONLY--

AW, LUCILLE!

WELL, YOU'RE NOT

GOING TO DENY IT?

NO. NO,

I'M NOT.

OF COURSE,

THAT LEAVES:

LON AND ME:

WITHOUT:

PARTNERS,

BUT OTHERWISE:

IT'S A LOVELY

ARRANGEMENT.

I THINK WE CAN:

WORK OUT THAT PROBLEM

IF WE GIVE IT:

A LITTLE THOUGHT.

WE'VE GOT

THE WHOLE EVENING

TO THINK ABOUT IT.

HELLO.

HOW ARE YOU, WARREN?

JUST FINE.

MISS BALLARD,

THIS IS:

ESTHER SMITH.

HOW DO YOU DO?

I'VE BEEN ANXIOUS

TO MEET YOU.

ESTHER, WE'VE

BEEN TALKING.

I WISH I'D BEEN HERE.

I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND,

BUT WE'VE TAKEN

THE LIBERTY:

OF FILLING OUT:

YOUR DANCE CARD.

THANK YOU.

HOW CONSIDERATE.

I'M THRILLED

ABOUT YOU COMING

TO NEW YORK.

I WANT TO GIVE:

YOUR FIRST PARTY.

YOU'LL LET ME,

WON'T YOU?

ESTHER, THE PLANS

HAVE BEEN CHANGED.

LUCILLE SUGGESTED

THAT LON AND SHE

PAIR OFF:

AND WARREN:

AND ME.

THE PLANS:

HAVE BEEN CHANGED.

OH.

WHAT'S THIS

ABOUT MISS BALLARD'S

DANCE CARD?

I MUST HAVE:

MISLAID IT.

I BETTER GO:

AND FIND IT, THOUGH.

TRY LOOKING:

IN YOUR HAND.

"CLINTON BADGER?

"HUGO BOORVIS?

SIDNEY GORCEY"?

HOW ABOUT A DANCE?

WELL, IF YOU'RE

ON MY CARD.

MAY I HAVE:

MY CARD, PLEASE?

IS THIS:

MISS BALLARD'S CARD?

WELL, UH,

LET ME SEE.

OH, NO.

I MISTAKENLY:

PUT YOUR NAME:

ON MY CARD.

THAT'S YOURS.

THANK YOU.

THIS IS MINE.

WHY, LON, YOU'RE DOWN

FOR THE FIRST DANCE.

HELLO.

MISS ESTHER!

WHERE'S THIS LULU BALLARD

YOU PUT ME DOWN FOR?

I'M READY AND WILLING.

THERE'S BEEN

A MISTAKE.

I'M TAKING ALL

OF HER DANCES:

IF YOU:

DON'T MIND.

MIND?

I SHOULD SAY NOT!

PARDON ME, YOUNG MAN,

BUT IN THE GREAT COUNTRY

OF CHINA,

WHEN A STRANGER ADMIRES

ONE OF YOUR POSSESSIONS,

IT'S COMMON COURTESY

TO OFFER IT TO HIM.

THAT'S

INTERESTING.

I SPENT:

MANY YEARS IN CHINA,

AND IF YOU WANT:

TO MAKE ME FEEL AT HOME,

YOU MIGHT OFFER ME

YOUR PARTNER.

HUH?

SPOKEN LIKE A GENTLEMAN.

OH, GRANDPA, YOU'RE

THE FIRST HUMAN BEING

I'VE DANCED WITH

ALL EVENING.

YOU KNOW, ESTHER,

I WOULDN'T WANT THIS

RUMORED ABOUT,

BUT I'M

PRETTY PROUD OF YOU.

IT'S OUR LAST DANCE

IN ST. LOUIS.

I FEEL LIKE:

I'M GOING TO CRY.

[ORCHESTRA PLAYS

AULD LANG SYNE]

I WOULDN'T HAVE

SAID IT, ESTHER,

IF I THOUGHT:

IT WOULD MAKE YOU CRY.

I'VE IMAGINED

YOU SAYING IT:

THOUSANDS OF TIMES,

AND I ALWAYS PLANNED

EXACTLY HOW I'D ACT.

I NEVER:

PLANNED TO CRY.

WELL, AT LEAST

YOU DIDN'T LAUGH.

LAUGH?

I NEVER ASKED A GIRL

TO MARRY ME BEFORE.

I GUESS:

I WAS KIND OF--

OH, JOHN.

NO ONE COULD:

HAVE DONE IT:

MORE BEAUTIFULLY.

I'M VERY PROUD.

ESTHER, WILL YOU?

WILL YOU, ESTHER?

OF COURSE:

I WILL, JOHN.

WELL--

GOSH, THE TIME

WE'VE WASTED.

SAY, DO YOU REALIZE

I MIGHT HAVE LOST YOU?

THREE MORE DAYS,

YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN GONE.

LET'S NOT EVEN

THINK ABOUT IT.

WE MIGHT NEVER HAVE SEEN

EACH OTHER AGAIN.

I KEPT:

TELLING MYSELF:

THAT EVEN:

IF I DID GO AWAY,

WE'D FIND SOME WAY

TO BE TOGETHER,

BUT I NEVER:

REALLY BELIEVED IT.

WHEN YOU:

GO TO NEW YORK,

IT WILL BE:

WITH YOUR HUSBAND.

YOUR FOLKS CAN:

SHOW US THE TOWN.

LET'S GO AND

TELL THEM NOW.

OH, NO.

NOT TONIGHT.

I MEAN...

I'D--I'D RATHER

JUST THE TWO OF US

KNEW ABOUT IT:

TONIGHT.

ESTHER, YOU'RE

NOT CHANGING YOUR...

YOU DO FEEL IT'S

THE RIGHT THING TO DO,

DON'T YOU?

OH, YES. YES.

I DON'T HAVE

TO BE AN ENGINEER.

COLLEGE TAKES:

TOO LONG ANYWAY.

I CAN GET:

A JOB RIGHT AWAY

AND SUPPORT YOU:

IN STYLE.

OF COURSE:

YOU CAN, DARLING.

WE'RE NOT

GOING TO LET THEM

TALK US OUT OF IT.

AFTER ALL,

WE ARE OF AGE.

PRACTICALLY.

JOHN...

EVEN IF I DID:

GO TO NEW YORK,

WE COULD STILL:

WORK SOMETHING:

OUT SOMEHOW.

COULDN'T WE?

DO YOU THINK SO?

[BELLS CHIME]

MERRY CHRISTMAS,

JOHN.

MERRY CHRISTMAS,

ESTHER.

[MUSIC BOX PLAYS]

TOOTIE, YOU BAD GIRL.

YOU SHOULD BE ASLEEP.

DID HE COME YET?

I'VE BEEN WAITING

SUCH A LONG TIME,

AND I HAVEN'T

SEEN A THING.

DID WHO COME?

SANTA CLAUS.

YOU KNOW HE'S

NOT GOING TO COME

UNTIL YOU'RE ASLEEP.

HOW WILL HE KNOW

HOW TO FIND US:

NEXT YEAR?

HE'S SO USED TO

COMING HERE.

OH, YOU CAN'T

FOOL HIM.

HE CAN FIND ANYBODY

HE WANTS TO FIND.

IF SANTA CLAUS:

BRINGS ME ANY TOYS,

I'M TAKING THEM

WITH ME.

I'M TAKING

ALL MY DOLLS.

THE DEAD ONES, TOO.

I'M TAKING EVERYTHING.

OF COURSE YOU ARE.

I'LL HELP YOU

PACK THEM MYSELF.

YOU DON'T

HAVE TO LEAVE:

ANYTHING BEHIND,

EXCEPT:

YOUR SNOW PEOPLE,

OF COURSE.

WE'D LOOK

PRETTY SILLY:

TRYING:

TO GET THEM:

ON THE TRAIN,

WOULDN'T WE?

" HAVE YOURSELF

A MERRY LITTLE:

CHRISTMAS "

" LET YOUR HEART

BE LIGHT "

" NEXT YEAR

ALL OUR TROUBLES "

" WILL BE

OUT OF SIGHT "

" HAVE YOURSELF

A MERRY LITTLE:

CHRISTMAS "

" MAKE

THE YULETIDE GAY "

" NEXT YEAR

ALL OUR TROUBLES "

" WILL BE

MILES AWAY "

" ONCE AGAIN

AS IN OLDEN DAYS "

" HAPPY GOLDEN DAYS

OF YORE "

" FAITHFUL FRIENDS

WHO WERE DEAR:

TO US "

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