- Excuse me, Mr. Neely, but it's pronounced St. Louis.
- Is it, now? I've got a cousin who spells it the same way, and we call him Louie.
- He's not a city, though, is he?
- No.
- Is he a saint?
- No.
- Then there's no comparison.
— Tootie Smith (Brien), (Margaret O’Brien)
18 seconds sound clip from the Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:15:04.278 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
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- That's the way to go if you have to go.
- Mr. Neely, is Robin a girl horse or a boy horse?
- Girl.
- Four.
- She's awful big for four. I'm five.
- Strongest ice horse in St. Louis.
- Excuse me, Mr. Neely, but it's pronounced St. Louis.
- Is it, now? I've got a cousin who spells it the same way, and we call him Louie.
- He's not a city, though, is he?
- No.
- No.
- Well, anyway, she's a grand old town.
- We will dance the hoochie-coochie, you will be my tootsie-wootsie.
- If you will meet me in St. Louis, Louis, meet me at the fair. (2)
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