State Fair is a 1962 American musical film directed by José Ferrer, with music by Rodgers and Hammerstein, and starring Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, Pamela Tiffin, Ann-Margret, Tom Ewell and Alice Faye.

[6] Twentieth Century Fox production head Buddy Adler announced the film in January 1960 with Rodgers and Hammerstein slated to write new songs for it.

Adler said that he hoped that the film would be ready by Christmas and that it would not be a musical, but "it will have plenty of songs from Rodgers and Hammerstein.

[9] José Ferrer had just made Return to Peyton Place for Fox and was signed to direct.

[16] A soundtrack album was released briefly on Dot Records,[17] as Boone had an exclusive contract with the label.

Pamela Tiffin looks like an urban ditz rather than a sweet naive country girl like Jeanne Crain.

Bobby Darin (another pop star turned actor) comes across as sleazy rather than sharp like Dana Andrews.

[21]The lukewarm reception triggered the end of José Ferrer's film directing career.