State Fair (1933 film)
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| Directed by | Henry King |
| Produced by | Henry King |
| Written by | Sonya Levien Paul Green |
| Starring | Janet Gaynor Will Rogers Lew Ayres |
| Cinematography | Hal Mohr |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | 10 February 1933 |
| Running time | 97 min |
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State Fair (1933) is a movie directed by Henry King and starring Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers, and Lew Ayres. The movie was based on a novel by Phil Stong.
The film was remade twice, once in 1945 and again in 1962.
In 1996 it was adapted for a Broadway musical of the same name, with additional songs taken from other Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals.
The 1933 version was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. It has some scenes that would be censored a few years later due to the Production Code that took effect in 1934.
[edit] Cast
- Janet Gaynor as Margy Frake
- Will Rogers as Abel Frake
- Lew Ayres as Pat Gilbert
- Sally Eilers as Emily Joyce
- Norman Foster as Wayne Frake
- Louise Dresser as Melissa Frake
- Frank Craven as Storekeeper
- Victor Jory as Hoop Toss Barker
- Frank Melton as Harry Ware
[edit] External links
- State Fair at the Internet Movie Database (1933 version)
- Flyrope.com page (stage version)
