Love fair
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Love fair |
| Original title | State Fair |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1945 |
| length | 104 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Walter Lang |
| script |
Oscar Hammerstein II Sonya Levien Paul Green |
| production | William Perlberg |
| music | Richard Rodgers |
| camera | Leon Shamroy |
| cut | J. Watson Webb |
| occupation | |
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Fun fair of love (original title State Fair ) is an American musical film, directed by Walter Lang . It is the first musical that Rodgers & Hammerstein wrote directly for the big screen. The leading roles are starring Jeanne Crain , Dana Andrews , Dick Haymes and Vivian Blaine . The story is based on Philip Stong's 1932 novel of the same name.
The film was in 1946 with the Oscar for "Best Song" award. When it came to the nomination for the Oscar for “Best Score in a Music Film” , the nomination remained.
action
The members of the Frake family, Iowa , are preparing for their annual trip to the big fair . Father Abel Frake wants to take part in a competition with his breeding boar “Blue Boy” and mother Melissa wants to put her pickled cucumbers and minced meat patties up for selection. Dave Miller, a neighbor and grain dealer, bets Abel that his "Blue Boy" won't win the competition, quoting the American writer Ralph Waldo Emerson . Abel goes back to the house, where his wife Melissa prepares her ground beef. When she has to answer the phone, Abel "refines" the meat with a good shot of brandy. Melissa, who doesn't know about it, pours more brandy. Wayne, the son of the Frakes, practices tire-throwing in the barn, with which he pursues a specific goal. Margy Frake, the daughter of the family, feels an inner turmoil that she cannot explain to herself and is looking forward to the fair, which finally offers a change from everyday farm life. When her friend Harry Ware stops by, he tells her that unfortunately he cannot accompany her to the festival due to lack of time and makes one-sided plans for the future that do not correspond to Margy's ideas at all. He deliberately ignores the irony of her remarks. Wayne's friend Eleanor has also given him a refusal to visit the fair, so that the siblings arrive in a slightly melancholy mood. Wayne seeks out the whelping house and brings its owner to white heat, since every throw is a hit. When he also says that the prices are worthless, the man gets angry and doesn't want to give Wayne any more rings. Suddenly a red-haired young woman appears who thinks he has to, otherwise he could close his shop. In response to the owner's objection, she refers to her father, who is the chief of police. Then she turns to Wayne, who tells her that he is now so good at throwing because the owner took eight dollars from him last year for a pistol he was dying to have and when he got it he found out that it was just an imitation, a cheap toy gun. That made him mad. The young lady gets the booth owner to give Wayne his eight dollars back and he promises in return that he will never throw rings at his booth again. Wayne thanks her and wants to invite her, but she says she has an appointment and puts him off for the evening.
Margy has now stepped onto a roller coaster. A young man is asked by a couple who want to sit together to take the seat next to her, which he does. At every downward curve Margy screams in horror and takes refuge in the arms of the stranger. After the roller coaster ride, they drink a coke together, but it doesn't last. Together they stroll through the fair and have a lot to say to each other. When Margy says she doesn't know what her family's plans are for tonight, he says he's a reporter and that she thinks she can be absolutely sure.
Abel Blue Boy is busy in the pig pavilion. His friend Hank is also taking part again. His pig is called "Esmeralda". The two men greet each other happily. And Blue Boy is, as soon as he has seen Esmeralda , suddenly awake again. In the meantime, the siblings are out and about at the fair and keep an eye out for one another without wanting to show that they are waiting for someone. Wayne learns from the police chief that he only has one young daughter, so someone must have brought him in. Shortly afterwards he sees the woman who has done it so to him on a stage, it's Emily Edwards, a singer who is currently performing. Carefully he listens to her. This time she accepts his invitation and also dances with him. Margy, on the other hand, is happily strolling through the fair with her journalist and her fear of heights is gone as well. She eagerly climbs every carousel with him. The next morning the siblings are in a great mood and sing and dance. Later Margy accompanies her mother to the culinary arts competition , in which Melissa takes part with her pickled pickles and pies. To Mrs. Frake's displeasure, Mrs. Metcalfe, who won all the prizes last year, is taking part again. Journalist Pat Gilbert is now being reprimanded by his boss for delivering a better story than last night's "fun on the roller coaster". The decision in the “Culinary Art” competition will be announced. First prize for sweet cucumbers goes to Mrs. Metcalfe again, and for sour cucumbers Melissa Frake wins. And then she also gets a plaque for her pie filling, this plaque is given very rarely, but her minced meat filling is the most delicious one has ever tried, that's the reason. Especially the judge Hippenstahl couldn't taste enough of it. A great success for Mrs. Frake.
As Wayne waits for Emily, a man named McGee introduces himself to be a song promoter. Emily is giving a birthday party for her singing partner Marty in her apartment, to which she also asked Wayne. When Marty wants to show him there, he is unlucky. Wayne sings the new song Isn't It Kind of Fun given to him by McGee with Emily . When Marty then provokes him again, he knocks him down and wants to leave, but is asked by Emily to come back in half an hour. She wants to send the other guests away in the meantime. Margy and Pat meanwhile lie under a tree and talk. He tries to convince the girl that he is not good enough for her, but is fooling himself about his feelings for Margy. Before Margy leaves, she lets him know that she could never marry anyone other than him.
The boar championship is coming up. There are only two boars left in the race Whirlwind and Blue Boy . In the end, Blue Boy wins the big championship. Abel Frake is moved to tears and his family hugs him happily. Pat's superior assaulted him with the news that the time had finally come, the boss had given the red light for Chicago , but he had to leave immediately, the taxi was already waiting in front of the door. Pat can no longer notify Margy. The young woman waits in vain. There are also problems between Wayne and Emily. McGee tells Wayne that Emily is married but has been separated from her husband for a year. Wayne then gets drunk. Margy remembers what Pat told her at the beginning of their acquaintance that he simply won't show up again if he doesn't want anything from her. The fair is over and the Frakes are going home. Melitta Frakes realizes that her children are deeply sad. When the Frakes' phone rings later, it's Pat and says to Margy that she is going to be a columnist's wife . Margy drives towards him and almost flies into his arms, while Wayne drives by in the car and holds his girlfriend Eleanor in his arms.
background
The shooting took place from January 3 to mid-March 1945 and on April 27, 1945. The film was shot in the studios of 20th Century Fox as well as at the Russell Ranch in the Thousand Oaks area in the US state of California and the King Farm in Sherwood Forest in California in the United States . In the USA, the film premiered on August 29, 1945 at the Des Moines opening, on August 30, 1945 it opened in cinemas in the USA and on October 5, 1945 it was screened at the Los Angeles opening. It was released in German cinemas in 1949. In Austria , where it ran under the titles The Great Fair and Fun Fair of Passions , as early as 1947. Reference title also The Colorful Carousel .
Maureen O'Hara and Kathryn Grayson as well as Janet Blair for the role of Emily are said to have been cast for the main roles of the film . The names Alice Faye , Marguerite Belle and Harvey Karels also circulated in the Hollywood media as part of the cast, which was not confirmed in the finished film. Twentieth Century-Fox was also considering hiring Agnes DeMille to direct the dance scenes in the film. Scripts dated May 8 and November 16, 1944 were rejected by Joseph Bree's office because they contained a sex affair between Emily and Wayne. Recordings from the studio show that they had written permission from Ronald Colman , Charles Boyer, and Bing Crosby to use their voices. Later sources indicate that Jeanne Crain's voice was Lou Ann Hogan. The young actress became a star through this film. Dana Andrews, who was a trained opera singer, said later that he hadn't told the studio because he thought the singer who was hired for his vocal numbers needed the job. For Dick Haymes, who was a singer, who had appeared with the bands of Harry James , Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey and also hosted his own radio show, this was his first major film role. Vivian Blaine was a former night club singer.
On June 24, 1946, Dick Haymes, Jeanne Crain and Vivian Blaine appeared in their roles for Lux Radio Theater Broadcast. On August 26, 1948, Hallmark Playhouse aired the story. The 1945 film was broadcast on US television in 1976 under the title It Happened One Summer . Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical version of the 1945 story, with additional songs from other of their musicals, aired on Broadway on March 27, 1996 .
The film has also been available on DVD in German since May 8, 2006. The Fox DVD contains various extras.
Further films
Twentieth Century-Fox had already made a musical version of Philip Stong's novel in 1933, directed by Henry King and starring Will Rogers , Janet Gaynor and Lew Ayres . In Germany the film ran under the title Fun Fair . In 1962 there was another film adaptation of State Fair with the original songs by Rodgers and Hammerstein, as well as other songs by Rodgers. Oscar Hammerstein died in 1960, so Rodgers also wrote the lyrics for the new songs. This film adaptation was directed by José Ferrer , the main roles were cast with Pat Boone , Ann-Margret and Alice Faye.
Music in the film
- Our State Fair
- It Might as Well Be Spring
- That's for me
- It's a Grand Night for Singing
- Isn't it kind of fun?
- All I Owe Ioway
Reviews
The film was a great success in the USA at the time, which even meant that the annual fairs across the country suddenly became more popular. The lexicon of international films means that “it is a cheerful folk musical with lively original music by Rodgers and Hammerstein, which [was] awarded an 'Oscar'”.
Variety Staff considered the “latest film adaptation after Philip Stone's novel to be a boy-girl story that has lost none of its charm over the years. The music that Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote especially for the film is also unmistakable. ”The actors are praised for their achievements, and the pieces of music are given special praise.
Bosley Crowther of the New York Times thought this version of the old Will Rogers movie was no more than average, with good taste every now and then. Most of the film, however, seems routine and the boys and girls in the film are the usual Hollywood musical types and would be more suitable for nightclubs and fashion salons than a rural fair. Most of their bucolic actions would consist of looking directly at you or looking into someone else's eyes and singing romantic songs.
Awards
At the Academy Awards in 1946 , the film was awarded the Oscar for "Best Song" It Might as Well Be Spring by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (text). In addition to the Oscar that Rodgers and Hammerstein received for "Best Song" , the film also received an Oscar nomination for "Best Film Score" in a music film. Were nominated Charles Henderson and Alfred Newman . The Oscar went to George E. Stoll for his music in the musical film Vacation in Hollywood ( Anchors Aweigh ).
Web links
- Carnival of love in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- State Fair at TCM - Turner Classic Movies (with trailer, in English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Love fair at kino.de. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ↑ a b c d State Fair at Turner Classic Movies (English)
- ↑ Love Fair. In: Zelluloid.de. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015 ; accessed on August 14, 2018 .
- ↑ Love Fair in the Lexicon of International Films . Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ↑ State Fair ( memento of March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) at Variety Staff, written December 31, 1944. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
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↑ Bosley Crowther : 'State Fair', Musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, With Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain and Dick Haymes
In: The New York Times , published August 31, 1945. Retrieved January 24, 2013.