A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
March 9, 1962
Original Title:
State Fair
Genres:
Comedy | Music | Romance
Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 120
Texan farmers the Frake family head for the Texas State Fair in Dallas. The parents are focused on winning the competitions for livestock and cooking. However, their restless daughter Margy and her brother Wayne meet attractive new love interests.
Adaptation:
Sonya Levien
Paul Green
Oscar Hammerstein II
Art Direction:
Walter M. Simonds
Jack Martin Smith
Costume Design:
Marjorie Best
Director:
José Ferrer
Director of Photography:
William C. Mellor
Editor:
David Bretherton
Hairstylist:
Helen Turpin
Lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II
Makeup Artist:
Ben Nye
Novel:
Philip Strong
Original Music Composer:
Alfred Newman
Producer:
Charles Brackett
Screenplay:
Richard L. Breen
Set Decoration:
Lucien Hafley
Walter M. Scott
Songs:
Richard Rodgers
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