State Fair (1945)
For the young in heart! And romantic oldsters, too!
During their annual visit to the Iowa State Fair, the Frake family enjoy many adventures. Proud patriarch Abel has high hopes for his champion swine Blueboy; and his wife Melissa enters the mincemeat and pickles contest...with hilarious results.
- Date of release
- 1945-08-29
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (73)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Director
- Walter Lang
Casting
- 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
- Jane Nigh — Eleanor
- William Marshall — Tommy Thomas
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
State Fair is a 1945 American musical film directed by Walter Lang, with original music by Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is a musical adaptation of the 1933 film of the same name starring Janet Gaynor and Will Rogers. The 1933 film is an adaptation of the 1932 novel by Phil Stong. This 1945 Technicolor film stars Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, Vivian Blaine, Fay Bainter, and Charles Winninger. State Fair was remade in 1962, starring Pat Boone and Ann-Margret.
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