State Fair (1945)
| Release Date | 29 August 1945 |
| Tagline | For the young in heart! And romantic oldsters, too! |
| Genre | Musical, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Russell Ranch - Triunfo Canyon Road, Thousand Oaks, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Musical Romance, Americana, Musical Comedy |
| Mood | Memory Lane |
| Themes | Vacation Romances, Family Vacations, Parenthood |
| Tones | Affectionate, Bright, Easygoing, Gentle, Heartwarming, Sentimental, Springlike, Upbeat, Summery, Sweet, Warm |
| Tags | Contest, Family, Father, Mother, Reporter, Singer, State Fair |
State Fair is a 1945 film directed by Walter Lang. The film is the first remake of the 1933 film of the same name. This version has original music by Rodgers and Hammerstein. The film starred Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, Vivian Blaine, Fay Bainter and Charles Winninger. This was the only musical Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote directly for film. The movie introduced such popular songs as "It Might As Well Be Spring" and "It's A Grand Night For Singing".
Cast and Crew
Cast
William Marshall
Marty
Walter Baldwin
Farmer
Brooks Benedict
Hammer contest spectator
Eddie Borden
Follies spectator
Harlan Briggs
Food judge
Paul E. Burns
Hank
Wheaton Chambers
Assistant hog judge
Jo-Carroll Dennison
Girl
Harry Depp
Judge's secretary
Earle S. Dewey
Assistant hog judge
Eddie Dunn
Roller coaster attendant
Tom Fadden
Eph
Jim Farley
Ticket Taker
Alice Fleming
Food judge
Diane Florentine
Police chief's daughter
William Frambes
Pappy
Neal Hart
Farmer
Louanne Hogan
Margy Frake
Reed Howes
Horse race spectator
Steve Olson
Follies Barker
Ralph Sanford
Police Chief
Almira Sessions
Farmer's wife
Mary Stewart
Singer, Dancer
Minerva Urecal
Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf
Will Wright
Hog judge
Director
Producer
Philip Stong
novel
William Perlberg
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Editor
J. Watson Webb Jr.
Art Director
Lewis H. Creber
Set Decorator
Thomas Little
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Al Orenbach
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Costume Designer
René Hubert
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sound Department
Bernard Freericks
sound
Roger Heman Sr.
sound
Special Effects
Fred Sersen
special photographic effects
Camera and Electrical Department
E. Truman Joiner
key grip
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sam Benson
wardrobe
Editorial Department
Richard Mueller
associate color consultant
Music Department
Charles Henderson
associate musical director
Louanne Hogan
singing voice: Jeanne Crain
Edward B. Powell
orchestrator
Other Crew
Natalie Kalmus
technicolor director
Production Company
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Distributor
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
CBS/Fox
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Films directed by Walter Lang
But Not for Me (1959)
Call Me Madam (1953)
Can-Can (1960)
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
Claudia and David (1946)
Coney Island (1943)
Desk Set (1957)
Greenwich Village (1944)
Love Before Breakfast (1936)
Meet the Baron (1933)
Moon Over Miami (1941)
Mother Wore Tights (1947)
No More Orchids (1932)
On the Riviera (1951)
Second Honeymoon (1937)
Sentimental Journey (1946)
Sitting Pretty (1948)
Song of the Islands (1942)
Star Dust (1940)
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Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
The Blue Bird (1940)
The Golden Web (1926)
The Great Profile (1940)
The Jackpot (1950)
The King and I (1956)
The Little Princess (1939)
The Magnificent Dope (1942)
The Marriage-Go-Round (1961)
The Mighty Barnum (1934)
Tin Pan Alley (1940)
Week-End in Havana (1941)
When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)
With a Song in My Heart (1952)
You're My Everything (1949)
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Carousel (1956)
Cinderella (1965)
Flower Drum Song (1961)
Oklahoma! (1955)
South Pacific (1958)
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The King and I (1956)
