Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) is a musical
about a family during the year leading up to
the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, which
opened this date, April 30, in 1904. A comedy
and drama, this musical was later on
Broadway. Two of its songs are on the
American Film Institute's Great Movie Songs list:
The Trolley Song and Have Yourself a Merry
Little Christmas. Margaret O'Brien won an
Oscar as best child actress for 1944. The movie
is on the National Film Registry.
Meet Me in St. Louis
What's Opera, Doc? (1957) is
considered one of the greatest
cartoons of all time, as Elmer Fudd
and Bugs Bunny turn operatic.
Bugs Bunny's debut was this date,
April 30, in 1938. The film is on
the National Film Registry and
parodies a Richard Wagner opera,
particularly The Ring Cycle. Today
is National Bugs Bunny Day.
What's Opera, Doc?
A Great Day in Harlem (1994) is a jazz
documentary featuring many jazz greats.
Today is International Jazz Day (UNESCO)
and the last day of Blues and Jazz
Appreciation Month (April 2017).
A Great Day in Harlem
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