Nisha Rathode (Editor)

State Fair (1962 film)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
6
/
10
1
Votes
Alchetron
6
1 Ratings
100
90
80
70
61
50
40
30
20
10
Rate This

Rate This

Director
  
Jose Ferrer

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Musical

Language
  
English

State Fair (1962 film) movie poster

Writer
  
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Sonya Levien

Release date
  
March 9, 1962 (1962-03-09)

Screenplay
  
Oscar Hammerstein II, Paul Green, Richard L. Breen, Sonya Levien

Songs
  
Overture / Main Title: Our State Fair

Cast
  
Pat Boone
(Wayne Frake),
Bobby Darin
(Jerry Dundee),
Pamela Tiffin
(Margy Frake),
Ann-Margret
(Emily Porter),
Tom Ewell
(Abel Frake),
Alice Faye
(Melissa Frake)

Similar movies
  
Carousel (1956)

State fair 1945 full movie


State Fair is a 1962 American musical film directed by José Ferrer. The film is a remake of the 1933 film State Fair and the 1945 State Fair films. It was considered to be a financially and critically unsuccessful film. It starred Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, Ann-Margret, Tom Ewell, Pamela Tiffin and Alice Faye.

Contents

State Fair (1962 film) movie scenes

Richard Rodgers wrote additional songs, both music and lyrics, for this version. His partner Oscar Hammerstein had died in 1960.

State Fair (1962 film) wwwgstaticcomtvthumbmovieposters1536p1536p

While the stage musical, 1933 and 1945 film were set at the Iowa State Fair, this 1962 version was set in Texas (the family drives through Dallas). It was filmed in Visalia, California at Mooney's Grove park. The Tilt-A-Whirl that was used in the film is currently at a small theme park in Golden, Colorado.

State Fair (1962 film) State Fair 1962

State fair 1962 opening song


Cast

State Fair (1962 film) Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II Pat Boone AnnMargaret

  • Pat Boone as Wayne Frake
  • Bobby Darin as Jerry Dundee
  • Pamela Tiffin as Margy Frake
  • Ann-Margret as Emily Porter
  • Tom Ewell as Abel Frake
  • Alice Faye as Melissa Frake
  • Wally Cox as Hipplewaite
  • David Brandon as Harry Ware

    • Production

    State Fair (1962 film) STATE FAIR1962

    Buddy Adler head of production of Fox announced the film in January 1960 saying Rodgers and Hammerstein would write new songs for it. Adler died later that year as did Hammerstein. Rodgers decided to write the lyrics himself.

    State Fair (1962 film) State Fair 1962 Bluray Review Home Theater Forum

    José Ferrer had just made Return to Peyton Place for Fox and was signed to direct.

    Song list

    State Fair (1962 film) State Fair 1962 Opening song YouTube

  • "Our State Fair"
  • "It Might as Well Be Spring"
  • "That's for Me"
  • "Never Say No to a Man" (added in the 1962 version) - Lyrics and Music by Richard Rodgers
  • "It's a Grand Night For Singing"
  • "Willing and Eager" (added in the 1962 version) - Lyrics and Music by Richard Rodgers
  • "This Isn't Heaven" (added in the 1962 version) - Lyrics and Music by Richard Rodgers
  • "The Little Things In Texas" (added in the 1962 version) - Lyrics and Music by Richard Rodgers
  • "More Than Just a Friend" (added in the 1962 version) - Lyrics and Music by Richard Rodgers
  • "Isn't It Kind of Fun?" (moved in the 1962 version)

    • State Fair (1962 film) State Fair Lobby Card Starring Pat Boone Ann Margret and Bobby

    References

    State Fair (1962 film) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    State Fair (1962 film) IMDb State Fair (1962 film) themoviedb.org