State Fair

Name: State Fair
Released: 1945-8-30
Cast: Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, Vivian Blaine, Charles Winninger

State Fair

NR
1h 41m
1945

83%

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In this 1945 version of renowned musical State Fair, a farming family, the Frakes, go to the Iowa State Fair to show the father’s prize hog, Blue Boy, and enjoy the big event of the year.

Director:

Walter Lang

Producer:

William Perlberg

Writer:

Oscar Hammerstein II, Sonya Levien, Paul Green

Cast:

Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, Vivian Blaine, Charles Winninger, Fay Bainter

EXTRAS

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COMMENTARY BY RICHARD BARRIOS AND TOM BRIGGS

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PLAY FILM WITH SING-ALONG

SING-ALONG

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FROM PAGE, TO SCREEN, TO STAGE: STATE FAIR

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

83%

Reviews

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

Rachel Wagner

Maybe the romantic elements are pretty corny and very predictable but... I think the the the actors have enough personality to pull it off.

Even among dyed-in-the-wool fans of R&H, this one's largely remembered, if remembered at all, as a dud.

Rodgers and hammerstein's songs are great, but this musical version of the 1933 Will Rogers' vehicle is poorly directed by Walter Wang and poorly acted by Jeanne Crain, whose voice is dubbed by Louanne Hogan.

June 21, 2017

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Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Linda Cook

June 21, 2017

PopcornQ

Brandon Judell

June 21, 2017