State Fair (1976)
May 14, 1976Release Date
State Fair (1976)
May 14, 1976Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Vera Miles
Melissa Bryant
Tim O'Connor
Jim Bryant
Mitch Vogel
Wayne Bryant
Julie Cobb
Karen
Dennis Redfield
Chuck Bryant
David Lowell Rich
Director
Jeff Cotler
Tommy
Richard Fiedler
Writer
Linda Purl
Bobbie Jean Shaw
Robert L. Jacks
Producer
W.T. Zacha
Catfish McKay
Lionel Newman
Composer
Jack Garner
Mr. Grant
Laurence Rosenthal
Composer
Virginia Gregg
Miss Detweiler
Harriet Schock
Composer
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Wiki.
State Fair is a 1976 American made-for-television drama film loosely based on the 1932 novel of the same title by Phil Stong. It was broadcast on CBS on May 14, 1976, and starred Vera Miles as Melissa Bryant, the matriarch of the family.It is the fourth film adaptation of the novel, the previous three having been released to theaters in 1933, 1945, and 1962. As in Stong's novel and previous film adaptations, the story involves an Iowa farm family who travel to the Iowa State Fair, where the son and daughter of the family each find romance. However, in the 1976 film, most of the character names were changed (the "Frakes" of the original novel became the "Bryants"), new son and grandson characters were added, and other aspects of the story were changed and updated to reflect the 1970s.The 1976 version was made as a pilot episode for a television series, but the series was never produced. It has been included as a special feature on the DVD release of the 1945 film.