Charles Winninger, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes

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Unrated, 118 min.

Directed by: Walter Lang

Release Date: August 30, 1945

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DVD Release Date: April 27, 1999

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  • February 9, 2007
    Rodgers' and Hammerstein's least creative lyrics "Our state fair is a great state fair...it's the greatest state fair in our state."
  • October 15, 2009
    This is a very sweet musical. The acting is very pleasant and well cast. Charles Winninger and Fay Bainter are particularly good. Very enjoyable and charming, good songs, great production as well.
  • November 26, 2008
    I watch this every year before i go to the Illinois State Fair!
  • October 9, 2008
    It's cute, but I felt that I didn't know quite well the characters.
  • July 10, 2008
    one of my fave musicals. Oklahoma is the best but this is the second. i just love the music and the story line
  • May 3, 2008
    pretty decent movie. charming, witty musical comedy with an extra-thick slice of Americana camp. probably not one of R&H's best, but it fits in nicely with the stage-to-screen efforts for which they're better known. the songs are extremely similar and not very catchy or memorab...( read more)le, but the story's well-written with a classic happy ending.
  • April 19, 2008
    Less ambitious than some other Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals State Fair is nevertheless an entertaining movie. There isn't much of a plot, but the characters are likable and the music is lovely - including the classic It Might as Well be Spring sung here by Jeanne Crain, or rath...( read more)er Louanne Hogan who usually sang 'for real' on Jeanne's tunes. But apart from that Jeanne is charming and is the right girl for the role. There are no tier one greats of the genre in this movie, but there are no weak spots in the cast either.
  • April 18, 2008
    This movie was almost ok.
  • March 17, 2008
    Great musical to see!

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  • peachykeenjellybean2
    March 3, 2007
    I absolutely love this movie! I don't care what anybody says about it. Dana Andrews and Jeannie Crain are amazing together and it's so romantic. One of my favorite movies of all time!

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