Jeanne Crain

Dana Andrews

Dick Haymes

Vivian Blaine

Charles Winninger

Fay Bainter

Donald Meek

Frank McHugh

Percy Kilbride

Harry Morgan

Jane Nigh

William Marshall

Phil Brown

John Dehner

Adele Jergens

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Minerva Urecal

Will Wright

Walter Lang

Richard Rodgers

Oscar Hammerstein II

Lewis H. Creber

Philip Stong

Sonya Levien

Leon Shamroy

Al Orenbach

Paul Green

William Perlberg

J. Watson Webb Jr.

René Hubert

Lyle R. Wheeler

Thomas Little

Frances C. Richardson

Hermes Pan

Music

Comedy

Romance

State Fair

20th Century Fox

United States of America

English

CinemaSerf

This is a colourful depiction of the antics of the "Frake" family - "Abel" (Charles Winninger), his wife "Melissa" (Fay Bainter) and their teenage children "Wayne" (Dick Haymes) and "Margy" (Jeanne Crain) at the annual Iowa State Fair. The fair itself offers an excellent vehicle for loads of storylines from some lovelorn pig husbandry and mincemeat tasting through the usual boy loves girl loves other boy - or in his case - man (Dana Andrews) for daughter "Margy" and Wayne has the hots for big band starlet "Emily" (Vivian Blaine). The story proceeds along predictable lines, with some characterful efforts from a decent supporting cast - Harry Morgan running a crooked stall and Donald Meek's penchant for his food tasting duties spring to mind, and Rodgers and Hammerstein provide us with the memorable "It Might as Well be Spring" as well as the toe-tapping "It's a Grand Night for Singing" to keep it moving along nicely. It's an unashamed piece of Americana, this: smiles, chintz and cheese - lots and lots of cheese. The writing, at times quite amusing, lacks anything to accompany the songs though - it's all just a little bit thin, twee even. Crain, Andrews and a slightly clunky Haymes are efficient, but their constant romanic shenanigans started to get a bit on the dull side after a while - for me, anyway. It's an interesting observation of just how rural folks got their entertainment back then but the story isn't one of Hammerstein's best. Enjoyable enough to watch though, but it hasn't quite the style of the Gaynor/Foster version from twelve years earlier.

State Fair

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