Meet Me at the Fair
Meet Me at the Fair is a 1953 musical film directed by Douglas Sirk.
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| Directed by | Douglas Sirk |
| Starring | Dan Dailey |
| Cinematography | Maury Gertsman |
| Edited by | Russell F. Schoengarth |
| Distributed by | Universal-International |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.3 million (US rentals)[1] |
Plot
Zerelda King is assigned to look into possible illegal and unethical activity at an orphanage, which may or may not involve her fiance.
A boy named Tad flees from the orphanage, meantime, and is given a ride by Doc Tilbee, a man with a traveling medicine show.
Cast
- Dan Dailey as Doc
- Diana Lynn as Zerelda
- Hugh O'Brian as Chilton
- Carole Mathews as Clara Brink[2]
- Scatman Crothers as Enoch
- Chet Allen as Tad
Reviews
Movie critic Leonard Maltin considers this to be a "pleasant musical".[3]
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References
- 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1953', Variety, January 13, 1954
- Fitzgerald, Michael E. (1977). Universal Pictures: A Panoramic History in Words, Pictures, and Filmographies (Sixth Printing, December 1981 ed.). Westport, Connecticut: Arlington House Publishers. p. 599. ISBN 0-87000-366-6.
- Maltin, Leonard. Classic Movie Guide: From the Silent Era Through 1965, p. 442 (Penguin, 2015).
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