State Fair

1945 film by Walter Lang
Movie film Q3209050
State Fair
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Summary

State Fair is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,204 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Walter Lang[3]
  • Screenwriter: Paul Green[4], Oscar Hammerstein II[5], Sonya Levien[6]
  • Composer: Richard Rodgers[7]
  • Genre: musical film[8]
  • Cast member: Jeanne Crain[9], Dana Andrews[10], Dick Haymes[11], Vivian Blaine[12], Charles Winninger[13], Fay Bainter[14], Donald Meek[15], Frank McHugh[16], Harry Morgan[17]
  • Producer: William Perlberg[18]
  • Production company: 20th Century Studios[19]
  • Director of photography: Leon Shamroy[20]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[21]
  • Commons category: State Fair (1945 film)[22]
  • Soundtrack release: State Fair[23]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[24]
  • Color: color[25]
  • Country of origin: United States[26]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1945[27]
  • Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[28], Netflix[29]
  • Narrative location: Iowa[30]
  • Film editor: J. Watson Webb, Jr.[31]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[32]
  • Title: State Fair[33], Jahrmarkt der Liebe[34]
  • Choreographer: Hermes Pan[35]
  • Duration: 104 minutes[36]
  • Costume designer: René Hubert[37]

Why It Matters

State Fair has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', '
    Ampas collections film id → W082062
    Sitelink count → 18
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com movie id → 45911
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Eiga.com movie id: 45911, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/258718663|ステート・フェア(1945) (#258718663)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7457|Eiga.com movie]] #m"
  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 38116
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  4. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 94967
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Paul Green, Oscar Hammerstein II, Sonya Levien
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+104'}
    Rotten tomatoes id → m/state-fair
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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