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State Fair
a.k.a. It Happened One Summer Director: Walter Lang Cast: Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, Vivian Blaine

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  • DVD Release Date: 11/15/2005
  • Original Release: 1945
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Sales Rank: 2,649
 
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Features

Closed Caption; Disc One:; 1945 Movie version of State Fair; Audio commentary by film historian Richard Barrios and Tom Briggs (Co-author of the State Fair broadway musical); "From Page to Screen" featurette; Singalong karaoke subtitles (English); Still galleries:; -Set design and wardrobe; -Behind-the-scenes photos; -Lobby cards and posters; Theatrical trailer; ; Disc Two:; 1962 Movie version of State Fair; Audio commentary by Pat Boone; Vintage stage Excerpt from the 1954 television tribute to Rodgers and Hammerstein®; Rare "State Fair" television pilot; Theatrical trailer

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Scene Index

Disc #1 -- State Fair (1945)
1. Main Titles [1:33]
2. Introducing the Frakes ('Our State Fair') [:00]
3. Looking for Something Different ('It Might As Well Be Spring') [1:16]
4. Wager's Plans and Two Parts Good Brandy [:09]
5. Colman, Boyer and Bing...('It Might As Well Be Spring' Reprise) [1:13]
6. ...And Harry; Linoleum Plans: On the Road [3:02]
7. At the Fair; Three-Ring Revenge; The Chief-of-Police's Daughter [:04]
8. Race Through the Clouds; The Right Person At the Right Time [5:48]
9. The Swine Pavilion; Blueboy, The Lovesick Hog [:00]
10. Half Date With a Half Pint [1:46]
11. Emily Edwards and the Tommy Thomas Orchestra ('That's for Me') [:20]
12. 'It's a Grand Night for Singing' [1:47]
13. The Morning After Revelations and Romance ('That's for Me' Reprise) [:41]
14. The Pickles and Mincemeat Contest; Intoxicating Victories [1:48]
15. In Between Songs [7:15]
16. The Birthday Party ('It's a Grand Night for Singing' Reprise) [:35]
17. Getting in Digs ('Isn't It Kinda Fun?) [4:25]
18. Faded Stars and Bright Hopes [:17]
19. Blueboy's Hour of Judgment [1:18]
20. Good Boys and Good Press [:53]
21. 'All I Owe Ioway' [:52]
22. Destination Chicago [2:33]
23. The Eight Fugitives from the Follies [:31]
24. "Just Two People That Met At a Fair..." [2:28]
25. Ringing the Bell: Just the Girl [:04]
26. Going Home [1:29]
27. Collecting on a Bet [:41]
28. On the Road to Happy Endings (Reprise of 'It's a Grand Night for Singing') [2:54]
Disc #2 -- State Fair (1962)
1. Main Titles [2:34]
2. Our State Fair [1:28]
3. Blueboy [2:41]
4. It Might As Well Be Spring [:02]
5. Nearly Ready [5:14]
6. Our State Fair (Reprise) [5:14]
7. World Traveler [2:17]
8. Custom Built [:27]
9. That's for Me [4:40]
10. Moody [1:17]
11. More Than Just a Friend [3:30]
12. First Date [3:08]
13. Isn't It Kinda Fun [2:47]
14. Pairing Off [3:20]
15. Never Say No (to a Man) [:22]
16. Willing and Eager [8:38]
17. Plenty of Lemon [:03]
18. Homage [4:46]
19. It's a Grand Night for Singing [:31]
20. Almost a Carat [5:12]
21. This Isn't Heaven [:42]
22. Swine [3:27]
23. Race for the Gold [2:48]
24. The Last Night [6:48]
25. The Little Things in Texas [3:15]
26. One Word or Two? [1:52]
27. Over [2:27]
28. Payoff/End Titles [:37]

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Editorial Reviews

Twentieth Century-Fox couldn't make a film version of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's Oklahoma in 1945--that particular Broadway musical would remain a "hot ticket" until the end of the decade--so the studio did the next best thing by hiring Rodgers & Hammerstein to pen the score for the Technicolorful State Fair. Fox had previously made a non-singing movie of Philip Stong's novel in 1933, with Janet Gaynor and Will Rogers in the leads. The musical remake downplayed the older characters in favor of the younger members of the cast. Set during the annual Iowa State Fair, the story concentrates on the Frakes family: father Charles Winninger, mother Fay Bainter, and grown-up children Jeanne Crain and Dick Haymes. Each has his or her own reason for attending the fair: Winninger intends to win the "prize hog" ribbon, Bainter hopes to defeat her longtime snooty rival in the "best pickle contest" (she wins when the judges get schnockered on the alcoholic "special ingredient" in her pickles), Crain falls in love with fast-talking journalist Dana Andrews, and Haymes woos footloose and fancy-free vocalist Vivian Blaine. Musical highlights include the Oscar-winning "It Might as Well be Spring," "It's a Grand Night for Singing," and the title number. To avoid confusion with the 1962 remake, the 1945 State Fair was for many years retitled It Happened One Summer for TV showings. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!by Anonymous

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March 02, 2009: What a GREAT CLASSIC film!!! Love the songs!! The absolute allure of this film makes it a winner from generation to generation!!!

Don't hesitate to buy this, it's worth every penny!

1945 version ROCKS!!!by Anonymous

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February 04, 2007: I first watched this 1945 movie 2 years ago on Christmas Day and fell in love with it. Charles Winniger is very comical as the dad, Jeanne Crain is charming, Dick Haymes has a very good singing voice, Vivian Blaine is wonderful as Emily. I was very touched at how happy they all seemed individually at the fair. This movie is wonderful and a delight to watch. But the 1962 version, stay away from. The only enjoyment in this movie for me was of course Ann Margret. The Frake family annoyed me immensley, especially the mother, after calling Emily 'trash.' Heck, she didn't even meet her yet! And Abel's tenderness to Blue Boy is wiped out by his meanness to him later. The breakup between Emily and Wayne was very acceptable in the '45 version, as Emily being already married. In this version, Emily gets all upset after she overhears Wayne's Mom calling her trash. She breaks up with Wayne, after they're already engaged. Now you have to wonder where it would have gone if Wayne's Mom didn't call her trash... I think all the charm of the 1945 version is wiped out here, and I just didn't find anything good about it, though I hate to be so negative. The 1945 version is the only good one. But it is very good, and it's worth it just for this version!!!


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