‘40s child star Margaret O’Brien talks working with Judy Garland in ‘Meet Me in St. Louis’: ‘I just loved her’

Margaret O'Brien was a sought-after child in the 1940s who developed a close bond with co-star Judy Garland.

"I loved making that movie," O’Brien told Fox News. "I almost didn’t make it because I was under contract to make other movies for MGM. And of course, [MGM co-founder Louis B.] Mayer did not want to pay you much! It was a very small salary. But my mother thought, ‘Her pictures are making money. I gotta protect my child.’" "My mother went into Mr. Mayer’s office and said, ‘I want $5,000 for my daughter,’" the 84-year-old continued. "That’s what MGM’s top stars were earning a week and my films were very successful. My mother wanted to make sure that was in my contract. Of course, he cried. He could cry better than I could when you asked for money!"