Hello, St. Louis (1954 film)

Hello, St. Louis
Directed by	Jules Dassin
Written by	see also
Starring	Heidi Munroe; Leslie Caron
Music by	Andre Kostelanetz; Abe Burrows; Irving Berlin; Cole Porter
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 10, 1954 (St. Louis); ; December 13, 1954 (USA);

Hello, St. Louis is a 1954 American Christmas musical film directed by Jules Dassin and written by Richard Collins It stars Heidi Munroe, Farley Granger, Hugo Bridges, Barbara Eden, John Fiedler, Marta Eggerth, Billy De Wolfe, Bobby Breen, Patrice Wymore, Ricky Margulies, Jeanie Lang, Vickie Williams Janice Rule, Richard Carlson, Sally Forrest and Marilyn Maxwell.

Plot[edit]

In downtown’s mansion of St. Louis, Regina Williams (Marta Eggerth) and Hillary Williams (Jeanie Lang) puts the boys together to create “The Williams Brothers”. Four brothers are Simon (Farley Granger), Andy (Hugo Bridges), Carl (Bobby Breen) and Ernest (Robert Blake). the next-door of the Williams Brothers, Joan Lodger (Vickie Williams) and Willy Lodger (Billy De Wolfe) puts the girls together to create “The Lodger Sisters”. Four sisters are Sally (Heidi Munroe), Jane (Marilyn Maxwell), Violet (Sally Forrest) and Charlotte (Patrice Wymore).


Actor/Actress	Singing voice	Role	Description
Jeanie Lang		Hillary Williams	a sister of Regina Williams and aunt of Williams Brothers.
Vickie Williams		Joan Lodger	a sister of Willy Lodger and mother of Lodger Sisters.
Marta Eggerth		Regina Williams	a sister of Hillary Williams and mother of Williams Brothers.
Billy De Wolfe		Willy Lodger	a brother of Joan Lodger and uncle of Lodger Sisters.
Farley Granger		Simon Williams	a first son of Regina Williams and a boyfriend of Sally Lodger.
Heidi Munroe		Sally Lodger	a first daughter of Joan Lodger and a girlfriend of Simon Williams.
Farley Granger Jr.		Gerald Lodger-Williams	a son of Sally Lodger and Simon Williams.
Vicky Granger		Francine Lodger-Williams	a daughter of Sally Lodger and Simon Williams.
Hugo Bridges		Andy Williams	a second son of Regina Williams a boyfriend of Jane Lodger.
Marilyn Maxwell		Jane Lodger	a second daughter of Joan Lodger and a girlfriend of Andy Williams
Sally Forrest	Nanette Fabray	Violet Lodger	a third daughter of Joan Lodger and a girlfriend of Ernest Williams
Robert Blake	Paul Evans	Ernest Williams	a third son of Regina Williams a boyfriend of Violet Lodger.
Bobby Breen		Carl Williams	a fourth son of Regina Williams a boyfriend of Charlotte Lodger
Patrice Wymore		Charlotte Lodger	a fourth daughter of Joan Lodger and a girlfriend of Carl Williams


#	Song Title	Sung	Composer	Lyricist
1	Hello, St. Louis	Lodger Sisters and Williams Brothers	Abe Burrows
2	The Trolley Song	Lodger Sisters and Williams Brothers	Hugh Martin	Ralph Blane
3	Simon and Sally’s Melody (The Ragtime Violin, Snookey Ookums and Don't Let It Bother You)	Simon Williams and Sally Lodger	Cole Porter and Irving Berlin
4	Anything Goes	Lodger Sisters and Williams Brothers	Cole Porter
5	Dancing on the Ceiling	Simon Williams and Sally Lodger	Richard Rodgers	Lorenz Hart
6	That Old Black Magic	Vincent Stickley	Harold Arlen	Johnny Mercer
7	The Great Lady Has an Interview	Sally Lodger and The Williams Brothers	Kay Thompson and Roger Edens	Greer Garson
8	Memory Lane	Charlotte Lodger	Abe Burrows
9	Let's Do It	Andy Williams, Jane Lodger, Violet Lodger, Ernest Williams, Carl Williams and Charlotte Lodger	Abe Burrows
10	We Must Have Music	Lodger Sisters and Williams Brothers	Abe Burrows
Intermission
1	The Fox	Jane Lodger and the Millers	Abe Burrows
2	Me and My Shadow	Simon Williams	Al Jolson	Billy Rose
3	The Boy Next Door	Jane Lodger	Hugh Martin	Ralph Blane
4	You Put a Piece of Carbon Paper	Elizabeth Miller	Abe Burrows
5	As The Cloud Drift By	Jane Lodger, Sally Lodger and Simon Williams	Abe Burrows
6	Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)	Jane Lodger and Violet Lodger	Abe Burrows
7	Rebola Bola	Charlotte Lodgers	Cole Porter
8	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas	Sally Lodger and The Williams Brothers	Hugh Martin	Ralph Blane
9	Night and Day	Simon Williams	Cole Porter
10	St. Louis	Company	Abe Burrows

The film was actually shot in St. Louis, Missouri. Filming dates from July 1954 to September 1954. The premiere was held on Fox Theatre on December 10, 1954, New York's Astor Theatre on December 13, 1954 and Palace Theatre on December 19, 1954.