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State Fair is a 1933 American black-and-white film directed and produced by Henry King. The screenplay was written by Sonya Levien and Paul Green, with Hal Mohr serving as director of photography. The production was handled by Fox Film Corporation and distributed by 20th Century Studios. The cast includes Janet Gaynor, Lew Ayres, Will Rogers, and Louise Dresser.
The narrative is set in Iowa and follows the children of farmers who find love with mixed results at the state fair. The film is categorized as a musical, comedy, and drama. It has a runtime of 97 minutes according to one source and 99 minutes according to another. The story was originally presented in English.
State Fair received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture and another for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. It was also selected for the National Film Registry and named one of the National Board of Review's Top Ten Films. The film is available via video on demand and holds a rating of 6.6 on IMDb.
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6.3The children of Iowa farmers find love, with mixed results, at the state fair.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- naivety
- iowa
- rural area
- contest
- love affair
- pre-code
- state fair
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Henry King
- Screenwriter
- Paul Green
- Cast member
- Harry Holman
- Producer
- Henry King
- Production company
- Fox Film Corporation
- Cinematographer
- Hal Mohr
- Narrative location
- Iowa
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 405912
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Gaynor Rogers MC333.jpg
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- publication date
- 1933-01-01
- title
- State Fair
- color
- black-and-white
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- distributed by
- 20th Century Studios
- Commons category
- State Fair (1933 film)
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