Meet Me at the Fair

1953 1h 27m EN

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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In 1904, Doc Tilbee, medicine show huckster and champion tall-tale teller, gives a ride to a young boy escaped from an orphanage, where bad conditions (the result of political graft) are being investigated by new appointee Zerelda Wing, who doesn't know that her fiancée is one of the politicians responsible. Tad wants to stay with his new friend Doc, who is attracted to Zerelda, to the discomfiture of his old flame Clara...all amid nostalgic musical numbers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Dan Dailey
Doc Tilbee
Diana Lynn
Zerelda Wing
Scatman Crothers
Enoch Jones
Chet Allen
Tad Bayliss
Hugh O'Brian
Chilton Corr
Carole Mathews
Clara Brink
Rhys Williams
Pete McCoy
Thomas E. Jackson
Billy Gray

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Douglas Sirk
Writers: Martin Berkeley, Irving Wallace
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Dan Dailey and Diana Lynn and Scatman Crothers carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0046059 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Douglas Sirk directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
273 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Dan Dailey and Diana Lynn and Scatman Crothers carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0046059 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.