Meet Me at the Fair

Meet Me at the Fair (1952)

  • 56% want to see it
    (9 ratings)

Despite its ebullient title and the presence of lightweight dancing star Dan Dailey, Meet Me at the Fair has a lot more meat on its bones than most musicals of the early 1950s. Dailey plays an early-1900s medicine show huckster who finds himself the reluctant guardian of orphanage escapee Chet… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Martin Berkeley, Gene Markey, Irving Wallace
Genres
Drama, Romance, Musical & Performing Arts

Critic Reviews

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    Like the other small musicals Douglas Sirk directed at Universal in the early 50s, this is better than it was supposed to have been at the time.

  • Geoff Andrew, Time Out

    Sirk's customary concern with hypocrisy and intolerance is, given the genre and overall tone of the piece, surprisingly to the fore in a subplot about corrupt politicians.

  • , Film4

    Sirk averaged two films a year, in all the principle genres. Several are masterworks, while others, such as this 20th-century-set musical comedy, are charming programmers enhanced by unpretentious professionalism.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Gets its energy by the inspired performance from Dan Dailey.

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