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State Fair 1945 Question

posted 17 years ago by charlotte-keller
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In the movie who is the one that sings "I'ts a grand night for singing" besides Dick Haymes who plays Wayne Frake?
Charlotte Chsrger

[–] rorysa 17 years ago

William Marshall, who played Marty.

[–] charlotte-keller 17 years ago

Thnks. You might know this who is the guy that sings State Fair at the begining of the movie?

Charlotte Charger

[–] rorysa 17 years ago

The opening number is sung by several people, but the first was, I believe, Percy Kilbride who played Dave Miller.

[–] charlotte-keller 17 years ago

Tahnks you're right.I just loked him up the song is called "Our State Fair" in case you're wondering
Charlotte Chsrger

[–] kathleencurley1 17 years ago

William Marshall ("Marty") sings the song when Wayne is dancing with the girl who will break his heart - whose name I can't remember! Everyone on the dance floor joins in and I think I saw a familiar face in the crowd from another musical - "The Gang's All Here" - the young man called "Beezy" who dances and crazy jitterbug with Charlotte Greenwood at the pool party, just after she speaks to a young woman in a green bathing costume - Jeanne Crain.

[–] justoldbill 17 years ago

The girl is Vivian Blaine, who later achieved immortality as Miss Adelaide in GUYS AND DOLLS. There is a bootleg recording of an unused song, "We Will Be Together", that has always been mistakenly credited to Dick Haymes and Vivian Blaine. It sounds more like Vivian Blaine and William Marshall, and I suspect it was meant to be one of the "bandstand" numbers. As to the face in the crowd, it could indeed be the specialty dancer from THE GANG'S ALL HERE- probably a Fox contract player.

[–] poetcomic1 9 years ago

Yes and it will stick in your brain till you go MAD. It is one of those songs.