State Fair

1945 · 100 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 4,672 VOTES · DIR. Walter Lang

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Overview

During their annual visit to the Iowa State Fair, the Frake family enjoy many adventures. Proud patriarch Abel has high hopes for his champion swine Blueboy; and his wife Melissa enters the mincemeat and pickles contest...with hilarious results.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,044 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:19 Take it easy, Blue Boy, your supper will be here any minute.
00:08:21 And nothing bad will happen to him, me or my family.
00:11:09 No, I won't.
00:15:15 Well, it wouldn't fit in with our kind of farm.
00:19:21 Here you are. Curious folks are always....
00:22:22 Well, well, you all see how easy it is. Who else wants to try?
00:24:44 -You think it's all right to take it? -Well, sure, it's all right.
00:27:53 -I'm going around again. -You gotta have a ticket.
00:31:00 There's one in Los Angeles, it's not bad...
00:34:04 I thought we might meet somebody we know.
00:38:46 She's a redhead.
00:45:35 Oh, well, I was going to, but I changed my mind.
00:49:21 Sure, only I hope it's better than the one you turned in last night.
00:53:39 -Hey, she made it! -She won! She won! Your horse won!
00:56:26 The man who wrote this song is starving in an attic in Brooklyn.
01:02:49 -Please come back. -Oh, it just wouldn't work, Emily.
01:06:40 Your hour of judgment.
01:10:12 -Where's Dad? -Yes, now what?
01:14:46 Since you're such a gay dog...
01:21:58 ...and he wants you to fly up to Chicago to talk tonight.
01:25:13 Well, after all, we were just two people who met at a fair--
01:28:06 I don't know, I never tried.
01:32:29 You got your plaque, I got the Grand award, we're all well and happy...
01:35:48 Hi.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,044
Dialogue density10.4 lines / min
First line00:02:19
Final line01:35:48

Production Record

DirectorWalter Lang
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes4,672