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State Fair is a 1945 American Technicolor 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.
In the fictional town of Brunswick, Iowa, farmer Abel Frake plans to transport his Hampshire pig, Blue Boy, to compete at a hog contest at the Iowa State Fair. Confident he will win the first-place prize, and nothing bad will happen, Abel bets five dollars against his neighbor Fred Cramer.
An Iowa family attends the state fair and faces romance, drama, and hog contests. IMDb provides cast and crew, reviews, trivia, and more for this pre-code classic.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Henry King
- 1933-02-10
A classic film adaptation of the Broadway musical based on the novel by Philip Stong. Follow the Frake family as they enjoy the Iowa State Fair and face romance, comedy and drama.
- (4.5K)
- Comedy, Drama, Musical
- Walter Lang
- 1945-08-30
State Fair: Directed by José Ferrer. With Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, Pamela Tiffin, Ann-Margret. A brother and sister find romance and good clean fun at the state fair in Dallas.
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- Musical, Romance
- José Ferrer
- 1962-03-09
State Fair is a 1962 American musical film directed by José Ferrer and starring Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, Ann-Margret, Tom Ewell, Pamela Tiffin and Alice Faye. A remake of the 1933 film State Fair and the 1945 film State Fair, it was considered to be a financially and critically unsuccessful film.
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Opening the hit original version of the novel by Philip Strong that would become the basis for the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein movie musical, farmer Frake (Will Rogers) deals with his hog, his wife (Louise Dresser) and daughter (Janet Gaynor), in State Fair, 1933.
