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State Fair

State Fair

1945
Romance, Comedy
1h 40m
Farm family Frake, with discontented daughter Margy, head for the Iowa State Fair. On the first day, both Margy and brother Wayne meet attractive new flames; so does father's prize hog, Blue Boy. As the fair proceeds, so do the romances; must lovers separate when the fair closes? (imdb)
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State Fair

1945
Romance, Comedy
1h 40m
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Avg Percentile 47.7% from 68 total ratings

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Rated 19 Aug 2012
68
69th
The parents were the best part. The film is full of color and set pieces. The songs aren't that memorable and I found this to be one of the lower tier Rogers & Hammerstein musicals. Still fun but not my favorite.
Rated 15 Sep 2014
49
44th
Pauline Kael: "Cheerful is probably the word for it--if you're in the mood for cheerful. Everything is too clean and bright and smiley; it all reeks of manufacture, especially Charles Winninger. The score includes "It's a Grand Night for Singing." It would have been a better musical if the lyricist (Hammerstein, who also wrote the script) hadn't been fond of words like 'grand.'" As usual, she's right. It's harmless enough, I suppose. For you connoisseurs of good singing, two words: Dick Haymes!
Rated 28 Dec 2019
65
32nd
Pretty pointless musical. The most likable song is the already quite familiar "Might As Well Be Spring" which to my surprise Dick Haymes does not sing in this movie! Dick Haymes' romance storyline seems to die without being resolved; he just gives up and settles for his hometown sweetheart after all? I guess that's realistic if not particularly edifying.
Rated 18 Apr 2020
50
77th
I wasn't a major fan of State Fair (1933) and the story doesn't really hit home with me for the remake, but the State Fair (1945) looked a lot more attractive in full Technicolor!
Rated 26 Jul 2022
77
48th
As someone who doesn't usually like musicals, I found this one surprisingly tolerable.
Rated 05 Jul 2023
85
66th
A lovely little slice of musical Americana. Obviously the acting is the stilted over-expressive method of the times, but the story is cute and the timelessness of finding love in small-town Americana still rings true today. The music is not particularly memorable, but serves the film. PSI: 84

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