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==Production==
==Production==
[[Buddy Adler]] head of production of Fox announced the film in January 1960 saying Rodgers and Hammerstein would write new songs for it.<ref>FOX WILL REMAKE 'STATE FAIR' FILM: New Rodgers-Hammerstein Songs Slated in 3d Version -- Studio Plans Busy Year
[[Buddy Adler]] head of production of Fox announced the film in January 1960 saying Rodgers and Hammerstein would write new songs for it. Charles Brackett was assigned the job of producing and [[Walter Lang]] would direct. It would be the third version of the film done by Fox. Adler said he hoped the film would be ready by Christmas and that it would not be a musical but "it will have plenty of songs from Rogers and Hammerstein."<ref>FOX WILL REMAKE 'STATE FAIR' FILM: New Rodgers-Hammerstein Songs Slated in 3d Version -- Studio Plans Busy Year
By MURRAY SCHUMACH Special to The New York Times.. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] January 5, 1960: 28.</ref> Adler died later that year as did Hammerstein. Rodgers decided to write the lyrics himself.<ref>Rodgers Will Write Own Lyrics After 42 Years of Collaborating: Composer, Shaken by Loss of Hammerstein, Will Attempt to Go It Alone for Film
By MURRAY SCHUMACH Special to The New York Times January 5, 1960: 28.</ref>
Production was delayed when Adler died later that year as did Hammerstein. Rodgers decided to write the lyrics himself.<ref>Rodgers Will Write Own Lyrics After 42 Years of Collaborating: Composer, Shaken by Loss of Hammerstein, Will Attempt to Go It Alone for Film
By ARTHUR GELB. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] September 22, 1960: 29.</ref>
By ARTHUR GELB. New York Times September 22, 1960: 29.</ref>


José Ferrer had just made ''[[Return to Peyton Place (film)|Return to Peyton Place]]'' for Fox and was signed to direct.<ref>JOSE FERRER ENDS LONG FILM FAMINE: Actor-Director in deal With Fox, Explains 4-Year Lapse By MURRAY SCHUMACH New York Times July 18, 1961: 33.</ref>
José Ferrer had just made ''[[Return to Peyton Place (film)|Return to Peyton Place]]'' for Fox and was signed to direct.<ref>JOSE FERRER ENDS LONG FILM FAMINE: Actor-Director in deal With Fox, Explains 4-Year Lapse By MURRAY SCHUMACH New York Times July 18, 1961: 33.</ref>

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State Fair
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJosé Ferrer
Screenplay byRichard L. Breen
Oscar Hammerstein II
Sonya Levien
Paul Green
Produced byCharles Brackett
StarringPat Boone
Bobby Darin
Alice Faye
Ann-Margret
Tom Ewell
Pamela Tiffin
CinematographyWilliam C. Mellor
Edited byDavid Bretherton
Music byRichard Rodgers
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • March 9, 1962 (1962-03-09)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4.4 million[1]
Box office$3.5 million (rentals)[2]

State Fair is a 1962 American musical film directed by José Ferrer and starring Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, Ann-Margret, Tom Ewell, Pamela Tiffin and Alice Faye. 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.

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

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[3] where the State Fair of Texas is held.) 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.[citation needed]

Cast

Production

Buddy Adler head of production of Fox announced the film in January 1960 saying Rodgers and Hammerstein would write new songs for it. Charles Brackett was assigned the job of producing and Walter Lang would direct. It would be the third version of the film done by Fox. Adler said he hoped the film would be ready by Christmas and that it would not be a musical but "it will have plenty of songs from Rogers and Hammerstein."[4]

Production was delayed when Adler died later that year as did Hammerstein. Rodgers decided to write the lyrics himself.[5]

José Ferrer had just made Return to Peyton Place for Fox and was signed to direct.[6]

Song list

  • "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)

References

  1. ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p253
  2. ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p228
  3. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5w9IwcHS64
  4. ^ FOX WILL REMAKE 'STATE FAIR' FILM: New Rodgers-Hammerstein Songs Slated in 3d Version -- Studio Plans Busy Year By MURRAY SCHUMACH Special to The New York Times January 5, 1960: 28.
  5. ^ Rodgers Will Write Own Lyrics After 42 Years of Collaborating: Composer, Shaken by Loss of Hammerstein, Will Attempt to Go It Alone for Film By ARTHUR GELB. New York Times September 22, 1960: 29.
  6. ^ JOSE FERRER ENDS LONG FILM FAMINE: Actor-Director in deal With Fox, Explains 4-Year Lapse By MURRAY SCHUMACH New York Times July 18, 1961: 33.
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