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Overview
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Release Date:
30 August 1945 (USA)
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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...
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Plot Keywords:
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Farm
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Iowa
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Rural Setting
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 1 nomination
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My favourite film of all time
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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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Rodgers and Hammerstein's State Fair (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
100 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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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
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Trivia:
A reprise of the song "Isn't It Kind Of Fun?" was sung by Dick Haymes in the movie as his character takes a shower. The number was cut before the film was released, however, the footage still survives intact to this day.
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Goofs:
Continuity: Women's lipstick disappears and reappears repeatedly... until they kiss someone which they always do without lipstick.
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Quotes:
Melissa Frake:
I don't know what's gotten into you lately. All you do is sit around and mope.
Margy Frake: I don't sit around and mope.
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Margy Frake: I don't sit around and mope.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING
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I saw this film when I was about 16 years old and it has remained my all time favourite ever since. The cast, the story, the music were all wonderful- and as the old saying goes- they don't make'em like that anymore.