State Fair [60th Anniversary Edition]

Director: Walter Lang

Overview

Set during the annual Iowa State Fair, this musical 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.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/04/2008
UPC:	0024543208464
Original Release:	1945
Source:	20th Century Fox
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	3:38:00

Special 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

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jeanne Crain	Margy Frake
Dana Andrews	Pat Gilberg
Dick Haymes	Wayne Frake
Vivian Blaine	Emily Joyce
Charles Winninger	Abel Frake
Fay Bainter	Melissa Frake
Donald Meek	Hippenstahl
Frank McHugh	McGee
Percy Kilbride	Miller
Harry Morgan	Barker
Jane Nigh	Eleanor
William Marshall	Marty
Phil Brown	Harry Ware
Paul E. Burns	Hank
Tom Fadden	Eph
William Frambes	Pappy
Steve Olsen	Barker
Josephine Whittell	Mrs. Metcalfe
Paul Harvey	Simpson
John Dehner	Announcer
Harlan Briggs	Judge
Will Wright	Judge,Judge
Alice Fleming	Judge
Walter Baldwin	Farmer,Farmer
Ralph Sanford	Police Chief
Frank Mayo	Man
Minerva Urecal	Woman
Almira Sessions	Farmer's Wive
Virginia Brissac	Farmer's Wive
Earle Dewey	Assistant Judge
Wheaton Chambers	Assistant Judge
Harry Depp	Secretary to Judge
Francis Ford	Mr. Martin
Margo Woode	Girl
Jo-Carroll Dennison	Girl
Neal Hart	Farmer
Coleen Gray	Girl
Emory Parnell	Senator

Technical Credits

William Perlberg	Producer
Fred Sersen	Special Effects

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]

Menu

Disc #1 -- State Fair (1945)
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English Mono
English Stereo
Feature Commentary By Richard Barrios and Tom Briggs: On/Off
Subtitles
English
Spanish
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Our State Fair
It Might As Well Be Spring
It Might As Well Be Spring Reprise
It Might As Well Be Spring Reprise
It Might As Well Be Spring Reprise
That's for Me
It's a Grand Night for Singing
That's for Me Reprise
It's a Grand Night for Singing Reprise
Isn't It Kinda Fun?
All I Owe Ioway
It's a Grand Night for Singing Reprise
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Special Features
Feature Commentary by Richard Barrios and Tom Briggs: On/Off
From Page, to Screen, to Stage: State Fair
Theatrical Trailer
Still Galleries
Set Design and Wardrobe
Behind the Scenes
Lobby Cards and One Sheets
Singalong
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Our State Fair
It Might As Well Be Spring
It Might As Well Be Spring Reprise
It Might As Well Be Spring Reprise
It Might As Well Be Spring Reprise
That's for Me
It's a Grand Night for Singing
That's for Me Reprise
It's a Grand Night for Singing Reprise
Isn't It Kinda Fun?
All I Owe Ioway
It's a Grand Night for Singing Reprise
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Songs Only Chapter List
Our State Fair
It Might As Well Be Spring
It Might As Well Be Spring Reprise
It Might As Well Be Spring Reprise
It Might As Well Be Spring Reprise
That's for Me
It's a Grand Night for Singing
That's for Me Reprise
It's a Grand Night for Singing Reprise
Isn't It Kinda Fun?
All I Owe Ioway
It's a Grand Night for Singing Reprise
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Disc #2 -- State Fair (1962)
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English 4.0 Surround
Feature Commentary by Pat Boone: On/Off
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Vintage Stage Excerpt: It Might As Well Be Spring Performed by Mary Martin
1962 Trailer
1976 State Fair Television Pilot

Editorial Reviews

20th Century Fox knew how to use Technicolor better than anyone else, and the Iowa sky in State Fair is breathtakingly blue -- almost as breathtaking, in fact, as Vivian Blaine's crimson tresses. But the vibrant color scheme isn't the only ingredient that separates the Fox musical tradition from, say, MGM's. Could anyone imagine the overly exuberant Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney take the place of such pleasantly corn-fed folks as State Fair's Jeanne Crain and Dick Haymes? Crain and Haymes may not possess the sock-it-to-them gusto that members of the Arthur Freed unit over at Metro demonstrated but they also don't wear out their welcome quite so soon. Granted, Miss Crain's singing voice needed dubbing (by Louanne Hogan) and Haymes never truly made it to stardom, but they both fit State Fair to the proverbial "T." Nothing much happens here, you see; nothing much, or so the screenplay seems to imply, ever happens in "I-o-way" and that is the musical's ultimate charm. Decent folks struggling with everyday problems of pride and romance and not a true villain in sight, unless you count the overly confident Mrs. Metcalfe (Josephine Whittell), whose prize mincemeat loses to Mrs. Frake's (Fay Bainter) brandy-fortified ditto. Almost always choosing purebred Americana over showbiz sophistication, 20th Century Fox knew well how to spin such a negligible yarn, and the tuneful Rodgers & Hammerstein score simply clinches the deal.