- State Fair (1933 film)
Infobox Film
name = State Fair (1933)
caption =
director = Henry King
producer = Henry King
writer =Sonya Levien Paul Green
starring =Janet Gaynor
Will Rogers
Lew Ayres
music =
cinematography =Hal Mohr
editing =
distributor =Fox Film Corporation
released =10 February 1933
runtime = 97 min
imdb_id = 0024610 |"State Fair" (1933) is a movie directed by Henry King and starring
Janet Gaynor ,Will Rogers , andLew Ayres . The movie was based on a novel byPhil 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 theProduction Code that took effect in 1934.A very young
Victor Jory also appears as the hoop toss barker at the carnival, near the beginning of a screen career spanning 57 years.Cast
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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 WareExternal links
*imdb title|id=0024610|title=State Fair (1933 version)
* [http://www.flyrope.com/sections/shows/index.php?var=100000836 Flyrope.com page] (stage version)
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