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State Fair (1962) -- US Home Video Trailer from 20th Century Fox

Overview

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Director:
José Ferrer
Writers:
Paul Green (1945 screenplays)
Oscar Hammerstein II (1945 screenplays)
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Release Date:
9 March 1962 (USA) more
Genre:
Musical more
Tagline:
So fresh and wonderful with Richard Rodgers' NEWEST melodies and NEWEST lyrics!
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Wonderful Movie more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Pat Boone ... Wayne Frake
Bobby Darin ... Jerry Dundee
Pamela Tiffin ... Margy Frake

Ann-Margret ... Emily Porter
Tom Ewell ... Abel Frake
Alice Faye ... Mrs. Melissa Frake
Wally Cox ... Hipplewaite
David Brandon ... Harry
Clem Harvey ... Doc Cramer
Robert Foulk ... Mincemeat Judge
Linda Heinrich ... Betty Jean
Tap Canutt ... Red Hoertert (as Edward 'Tap' Canutt)
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Bill Lee ... Emily's Dance Partner (singing voice)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
UK:118 min | USA:118 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:K-8 | UK:U
Filming Locations:
Dallas, Texas, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
One of the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II songs from the 1945 movie score could not be used in this picture -- "All I Owe Ioway," since, of course, the state fair had been transplanted from Iowa to Texas. In the 1962 film, Richard Rodgers provided both music and lyrics for an equivalent number, "The Little Things in Texas," sung by Alice Faye, Tom Ewell and a children's chorus. more
Soundtrack:
More Than Just A Friend more

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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Wonderful Movie, 2 April 2004
Author: dmorse from Midwest

I know this film received less than favorable reviews at the time of its release, but I have always enjoyed it and watch it at least once or twice a year....there is something about the hominess and wonderful music that draw me to it in this day of mostly special effects in movies.

It is a tired old story and as others have stated, it has been filmed several times before, although, I think the array of young stars and their talents are well displayed and it was nice to see a couple of "old timers" like Tom Ewell and Alice Faye liven up the proceedings, which concern a family's adventure at the Texas State Fair; when I do compare it to the 1945 version, both seem very appropriate for the time they were filmed; Vivian Blaine made a wonderful Emily, as Ann-Margret does in the 1962 version, and both are "knockouts." Ann-Margret holds a special place in my heart, as she is originally from the Chicago area, and went to high-school with a good friend of the family; he told us that all eyes would turn when she entered a classroom, as she was such an imposing radiant figure and this was at seventeen or eighteen years of age....

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