State Fair 1933 N/R, 96 min. Genre: Family
Director: Henry King Cast: Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers, Lew Ayres, Sally Eilers, Norman Foster, Louise Dresser, Victor Jory, Frank Craven, Frank Melton, John Sheehan
A farm family heads to the state fair in this delightful story about life in mid-America. Remade in 1945 and 1962. An Oscar nomination was received for Best Picture.
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State Fair 1945 N/R, 100 min. Genre: Musical aka: It Happened One Summer
Director: Walter Lang Cast: Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, Vivian Blaine, Charles Winninger, Fay Bainter, Donald Meek, Frank McHugh, Percy Kilbride, Harry Morgan
A farm family heads for the Iowa State Fair in this Rodgers and Hammerstein musical featuring the Academy Award winning song, "It Might as Well Be Spring." A good remake of the 1933 hit.
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State Fair 1962 N/R, 118 min. Genre: Musical
Director: Jose Ferrer Cast: Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, Pamela Tiffin, Ann - Margret, Alice Faye, Tom Ewell, Wally Cox, David Brandon, Clem Harvey, Robert Foulk
Pat Boone and Ann-Margret star in this third–and least enjoyable–musical based on Phil Strong's story about adventures at the State Fair.
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| Oscar: Best Actress for Seventh Heaven (1928) |
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| Oscar: Best Supporting Actress for Jezebel (1938) |
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| Oscar: Best Actor for Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) |
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