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State Fair (1962)
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Genre: Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The third film version of 'State Fair' (and the second musical version).Margy Frake this time round is played by newcomer Pamela Tiffin, who has her voice dubbed as Jeanne Crain did 17 years earlier. Her squire at the fair this time round is called Jerry and works for that new-fangled media, the 'tube' or TV. He's played by Bobby Darin who looks far too old to be chasing Tiffin - perhaps that is why a couple of references were added in this version about her age.
Style:
sentimental, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, cult film
Plot:
singing, generation, coming of age, auto racing, revolutionary war, family relations, family life, love and romance, fall in love, looking for love, siblings relations, chorus girl, car race, singer, pig, brother, redhead, race car, sister, marriage, rural setting, bare chested male, countryside, twilight, song and dance ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
austin texas, oklahoma city, texas, dallas texas
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Story:
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Time:
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Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, sentimental, humorous, feel good, realistic
Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Musical, Romance
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, semi serious, realistic, stylized, feel good ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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