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State fair. Cover Image DVD DVD

State fair.

Perlberg, William, 1899-1969 (Added Author). Brackett, Charles, 1892-1969 (Added Author). Breen, Richard L. (Added Author). Stong, Phil, 1899-1957 (Added Author). Lang, Walter, 1898-1972 (Added Author). 1912-1992 (Added Author). Crain, Jeanne. (Added Author). Andrews, Dana, 1909-1992 (Added Author). Haymes, Dick. (Added Author). Blaine, Vivian, 1921-1995 (Added Author). Winninger, Charles, 1884-1969 (Added Author). Bainter, Fay, 1892-1968 (Added Author). Meek, Donald, 1878-1946 (Added Author). McHugh, Frank, 1899-1981 (Added Author). Boone, Pat. (Added Author). Darin, Bobby. (Added Author). Tiffin, Pamela. (Added Author). Ann-Margret, 1941- (Added Author). Ewell, Tom, 1909-1994 (Added Author). Faye, Alice, 1915-1998 (Added Author). Cox, Wally, 1924-1973 (Added Author). Brandon, David, 1960- (actor.). Harvey, Clem. (Added Author). Foulk, Robert. (Added Author). Henrich, Linda. (Added Author). Canutt, Edward. (Added Author). Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979 (Added Author). Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960 (Added Author). Stong, Phil, 1899-1957 State fair. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author).

Summary:

A small-town family travels to the Iowa State Fair. The father is looking for a blue ribbon for his prize hog, Blue Boy, mom is looking for glory in her cooking, and the kids are looking for love.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 2 digital videodiscs (approximately 218 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: 60th anniversary edition.
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Special features include: 1945. audio commentary by film historian Richard Barrios and Tom Briggs ; "From page to screen to stage" (featurette) ; singalong karaoke ; still galleries ; theatrical trailer.
Special features include: 1962. audio commentary by Pat Boone ; vintage stage excerpt from a 1954 television tribute to Rodgers and Hammerstein ; rare "State fair" television pilot ; theatrical trailer.
From a novel by Philip Stong; adapted by Sonya Levien and Paul Green.
Originally released as motion pictures in the U.S. in 1945 and 1962.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc 1. 1945 / screenplay by Oscar Hammerstein II ; produced by William Perlberg; directed by Walter Lang -- Disc 2. 1962 / scre
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music, Richard Rodgers ; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein.
Participant or Performer Note:
Cast of the 1945 version: Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, Vivian Blaine, Charles Winninger, Fay Bainter, Donald Meek, Frank McHugh.
Cast of the 1962 version: Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, Pamela Tiffin, Ann-Margret, Tom Ewell, Alice Faye, Wally Cox, David Brandon, Clem Harvey, Rovert Foulk, Linda Henrich, Edward "Tap" Canutt.
System Details Note:
Region 1 ; NTSC ; dual layer ; Dolby digital.
Language Note:
Language: English ; subtitles: English or Spanish.
Some copies have closed captioning for the hearing impaired.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Wayne/Pike Local Consortium.

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