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      Meet Me at the Fair

      1953 1h 27m Musical Comedy List
      100% Tomatometer 5 Reviews A social worker (Diana Lynn) leaves her lawyer boyfriend for a medicine-show man (Dan Dailey) and his orphan friend (Chet Allen). Read More Read Less

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      Geoff Andrew Time Out Sirk's customary concern with hypocrisy and intolerance is, given the genre and overall tone of the piece, surprisingly to the fore in a subplot about corrupt politicians. Mar 24, 2007 Full Review Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Like the other small musicals Douglas Sirk directed at Universal in the early 50s, this is better than it was supposed to have been at the time. Mar 24, 2007 Full Review Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Not a bad little Technicolor musical, corny of plot and sometimes sticky of sentiment but buoyed up by Dan Dailey's engaging performance as a spellbinding medicine man who adopts a runaway orphan. Dec 2, 2019 Full Review Film4 Staff Film4 Sirk averaged two films a year, in all the principle genres. Several are masterworks, while others, such as this 20th-century-set musical comedy, are charming programmers enhanced by unpretentious professionalism. Mar 24, 2007 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Gets its energy by the inspired performance from Dan Dailey. Rated: B+ Mar 22, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Colorful Universal musical comedy, with most of the songs handled by Scatman Crothers and Carole Mathews. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A social worker (Diana Lynn) leaves her lawyer boyfriend for a medicine-show man (Dan Dailey) and his orphan friend (Chet Allen).
      Director
      Douglas Sirk
      Genre
      Musical, Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 27m