I believe there has been three movie versions of "State Fair", and I have seen the last two, and the 1945 version is so far in advance of the latest one, one can really understand how bad that one is!! This is as corny as you can get, with the major part of the plot being whether the pig gets well enough to win the Blue Ribbon (I am going to spoil it for you - he does!). Having said that, I enjoyed the film for what it is - very light entertainment with some good songs delivered by Dick Haymes and Vivian Blaine. Jeanne Crain is very pretty, while Dana Andrews really had nothing to do. The best in it were Charles Winninger (he owns the pig!) and Fay Bainter who wins the cook-off. There is a small cameo role by Donald Meek, who always used to be good for a laugh. Watch it if you want some light-hearted corn, and the colours are pretty, BUT do not bother with the Alice Faye/Tom Ewell version, as it is sooooo bad!
Review of State Fair
