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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Paul Green (adaptation)
Oscar Hammerstein II (screenplay)
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Release Date:
30 August 1945 (USA) more
Tagline:
For the young in heart! And romantic oldsters, too! more
Plot:
Farm family Frake, with discontented daughter Margy, head for the Iowa State Fair. On the first day... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
Wonderful slice of Americana-Nothing more, nothing less! more (39 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Jeanne Crain | ... | Margy Frake |
 | Dana Andrews | ... | Pat Gilbert |
| Dick Haymes | ... | Wayne Frake |
| Vivian Blaine | ... | Emily Edwards |
| Charles Winninger | ... | Abel Frake |
| Fay Bainter | ... | Melissa Frake |
| Donald Meek | ... | Hippenstahl |
| Frank McHugh | ... | McGee |
| Percy Kilbride | ... | Dave Miller |
| Harry Morgan | ... | Barker (as Henry Morgan) |
| Jane Nigh | ... | Eleanor |
| William Marshall | ... | Marty |
| Phil Brown | ... | Harry Ware |
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| Paul Harvey | ... | Simpson (managing editor) |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
It Happened One Summer (USA) (TV title)
Rodgers and Hammerstein's State Fair (USA) (complete title)
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Parents Guide:
Runtime:
100 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
New Zealand:G | New Zealand:PG (Special Edition DVD) | Australia:G | Canada:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:Approved
Filming Locations:
Russell Ranch - Triunfo Canyon Road, Thousand Oaks, California, USA
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The stage version of "State Fair" opened at the Music Box Theatre on March 27, 1996 and ran for 110 performances. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Women's lipstick disappears and reappears repeatedly... until they kiss someone which they always do without lipstick. more
Quotes:
Margy Frake:
Pat!
Pat Gilbert:
Yes?
Margy Frake:
I was only talking. I couldn't marry anybody but you. Ever!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
OUR STATE FAIR more
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A wonderful look at an America we will never see again-tuneful, romantic and a Happy Ending! State Fair never claims to be the end all and be all, just a sweet look at the tradition of the State Fair put to music. This movie (and the ensuing Broadway Musical) stand on their own next to Oklahoma, Carousel, South Pacific, King and I, Sound of Music, etc.
Jeanie Crain and Dana Andrews play their scenes so effortlessly, you forget its just a 3 day romance. Dick Haymes and the eternal Vivian Blaine have a chemistry that works much better then the Pat Boone version.
I recommend this movie to anyone who wants a break from the tired old action/violence/cheesy comedies of today-it's as much an image of summer as cotton candy and candy apples!