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State Fair (1945)

APPROVED 100 min  -  Musical | Romance  -   30 August 1945 (USA)
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Farm family Frake, with discontented daughter Margy, head for the Iowa State Fair. On the first day... See full summary »

Director:

Walter Lang

Writers:

Paul Green (adaptation), Oscar Hammerstein II (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jeanne Crain ...
Dana Andrews ...
Dick Haymes Dick Haymes ...
Vivian Blaine ...
Charles Winninger Charles Winninger ...
Fay Bainter Fay Bainter ...
Donald Meek Donald Meek ...
Hippenstahl
Frank McHugh Frank McHugh ...
McGee
Percy Kilbride Percy Kilbride ...
Dave Miller
Harry Morgan ...
Barker (as Henry Morgan)
Jane Nigh Jane Nigh ...
Eleanor
William Marshall William Marshall ...
Tommy Thomas
Phil Brown Phil Brown ...
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bule Boy Bule Boy ...
Hog
Esmeralda Esmeralda ...
The Hog
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Storyline

Farm family Frake, with discontented daughter Margy, head for the Iowa State Fair. On the first day, both Margy and brother Wayne meet attractive new flames; so does father's prize hog, Blue Boy. As the fair proceeds, so do the romances; must lovers separate when the fair closes? Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Fair | Iowa | Hog | Lover | Farm  | See more »

Taglines:

For the young in heart! And romantic oldsters, too! See more »

Genres:

Musical | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

It Happened One Summer See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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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. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: During the roller-coaster scene, the cars that go into the tunnel are a different set than those that come out. The lead car is green with a cage-like device going in and red with no cage coming out. See more »

Quotes

Abel Frake: [tasting the mincemeat] Doesn't taste like Grandma Stiches.
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Soundtracks

"OUR STATE FAIR"
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II
Sung by Fay Bainter, Percy Kilbride and Charles Winninger See more »