State Fair: Special Edition (2-Disc)

State Fair: Special Edition (2-Disc)

 [PG]
DVD

This brand new edition of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s™ best-kept secret, STATE FAIR, gives you the opportunity to watch the whole film or just your favourite songs, with or without Sing-along subtitles.

This rousing celebration of love and laughter in America’s heartland tells the story of the Frake family’s visit to the Iowa state fair and of the younger generation’s search for love. The Rodgers & Hammerstein™ score features “I Think I Am Falling In Love”, “It’s A Grand Night For Singing” and the Academy Award®- winning song “It Might As Well Be Spring.”
Starring:
- Jeanne Crain
- Dana Andrews
- Dick Haymes
- Vivian Blaine
- Charles Winninger
- Fay Bainter
- Donald Meek
- Frank McHugh

Directed by Walter Lang

2-DISC DVD SPECIAL FEATURES:
Disc 1
- 1945 feature film with optional Sing-along subtitles
- Commentary from film historian Richard Barrios and co-author of the State Fair Broadway Musical Tom Briggs
- From Page To Screen To Stage featurette (29 min)
- Trailer and Stills Galleries

Disc 2
-1962 feature film with commentary from Pat Boone
- State Fair TV Show Pilot (49 min)
- Trailers
- Vintage Stage Excerpt: "It Might As Well Be Spring" performed by Mary Martin