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Meet Me at the Fair

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A social worker (Diana Lynn) leaves her lawyer boyfriend for a medicine-show man (Dan Dailey) and his orphan friend (Chet Allen).

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader 03/24/2007
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. Go to Full Review Geoff Andrew Time Out 03/24/2007
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. Go to Full Review Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 12/02/2019
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. Go to Full Review Film4 Staff Film4 03/24/2007
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. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 03/22/2007
B+
Gets its energy by the inspired performance from Dan Dailey. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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05/15/2012 Colorful Universal musical comedy, with most of the songs handled by Scatman Crothers and Carole Mathews. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Douglas Sirk

Director

Dan Dailey

Doc Tilbee

Diana Lynn

Zerelda Wing

Chet Allen

Tad Bayliss

Scatman Crothers

Enoch Jones

Hugh O'Brian

Chilton Corr
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Movie Info

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
Producer
Albert J. Cohen
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 27m