| Edition |
Fullscreen & widescreen 60th anniversary ed. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (100 min., 118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as motion pictures in the U.S. in 1945 and 1962. |
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Special features: 1945. audio commentary by film historian Richard Barrios and Tom Briggs; "From page to screen to stage" (featurette); singalong karaoke; still galleries; theatrical trailer. |
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From a novel by Philip Stong; adapted by Sonya Levien and Paul Green. |
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Special features: 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. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. 1945 / screenplay by Oscar Hammerstein II ; produced by William Perlberg; directed by Walter Lang -- Disc 2. 1962 / screenplay by Richard Breen; produced by Charles Brackett; directed by Jose Ferrer. |
| Credits |
Music, Richard Rodgers ; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein. |
| Cast |
1945: Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, Vivian Blaine, Charles Winninger, Fay Bainter, Donald Meek, Frank McHugh. |
| Performer |
1962: Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, Pamela Tiffin, Ann-Margret, Tom Ewell, Alice Faye. |
| 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. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
In English ; with English and Spanish subtitles (1945 and 1962). |
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Closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Musicals.
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Agricultural exhibitions -- Iowa -- Drama.
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Country life -- Drama.
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Families -- Drama.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Breen, Richard L., 1918-1967.
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Stong, Phil, 1899-1957.
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Lang, Walter, 1898-1972.
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Ferrer, Jose, 1912-1992.
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Crain, Jeanne, 1925-2003.
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Andrews, Dana, 1909-1992.
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Haymes, Dick, 1918-1980.
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Blaine, Vivian, 1921-1995.
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Boone, Pat, 1934-
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Darin, Bobby, 1936-1973.
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Tiffin, Pamela, 1942-
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Ann-Margret, 1941-
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Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.
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Hammerstein, Oscar, 1895-1960.
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| Note |
At head of title: Rodgers & Hammerstein's |
| Added Title |
State fair (Motion picture : 1945)
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State fair (Motion picture : 1962)
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| Standard No. |
024543208464 |
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