State Fair (1962)

Director:

José Ferrer

Writers:

Paul Green (1945 screenplays)
Oscar Hammerstein II (1945 screenplays)

Release Date:

9 March 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Musical

Tagline:

So fresh and wonderful with Richard Rodgers' NEWEST melodies and NEWEST lyrics!

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Pretty Girl | Pig Actor | Based On Novel | Based On Play

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Pat Boone	...	Wayne Frake
Bobby Darin	...	Jerry Dundee
Pamela Tiffin	...	Margy Frake
Ann-Margret	...	Emily Porter
Tom Ewell	...	Abel Frake
Alice Faye	...	Mrs. Melissa Frake
Wally Cox	...	Hipplewaite
David Brandon	...	Harry
Clem Harvey	...	Doc Cramer
Robert Foulk	...	Mincemeat Judge
Linda Heinrich	...	Betty Jean
Tap Canutt	...	Red Hoertert (as Edward 'Tap' Canutt)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Lee	...	Emily's Dance Partner (singing voice)

Runtime:

UK:118 min | USA:118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:K-8 | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

This was Ann-Margret's very first feature film; it was shot before Pocketful of Miracles (1961). The latter is now considered her first film because it was released before State Fair.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Our State Fair

Wonderful Movie

I know this film received less than favorable reviews at the time of its release, but I have always enjoyed it and watch it at least once or twice a year....there is something about the hominess and wonderful music that draw me to it in this day of mostly special effects in movies.

It is a tired old story and as others have stated, it has been filmed several times before, although, I think the array of young stars and their talents are well displayed and it was nice to see a couple of "old timers" like Tom Ewell and Alice Faye liven up the proceedings, which concern a family's adventure at the Texas State Fair; when I do compare it to the 1945 version, both seem very appropriate for the time they were filmed; Vivian Blaine made a wonderful Emily, as Ann-Margret does in the 1962 version, and both are "knockouts." Ann-Margret holds a special place in my heart, as she is originally from the Chicago area, and went to high-school with a good friend of the family; he told us that all eyes would turn when she entered a classroom, as she was such an imposing radiant figure and this was at seventeen or eighteen years of age....