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State Fair
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1hr 58min
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1962
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Synopsis: This is the third time around for the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. The action takes place in urban Texas instead of the traditional setting in rural Iowa. This film version contains five extra songs written exclusively by Richard Rodgers. Box office results were adequate at best, and movie going public deemed this version the least interesting of the three. The youth audience was lured by the casting of Ann-Margaret, Pat Boone and Bobby Darin. Alice Faye returned to the big screen after a sixteen ... Full Synopsis
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State Fair, in all its three cinematic incarnations (and for that matter in its original book form), is pretty thin stuff. The first two versions got by on charm and atmosphere (and, in 1945, on the strength of the Rodgers and Hammerstein score). The third is not so lucky and begs the question of why remake material that was so obviously dated by 1962. It further begs the question of why one would ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Wayne Frake
Jerry Dundee
Margie Frake
Emily Porter
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