County Fair is a 1950 American drama film directed by William Beaudine and starring Rory Calhoun, Jane Nigh and Florence Bates.Marshall p.339 It is a remake of the 1932 film The County Fair, which had also been remade in 1937.Langman & Ebner p.178
Plot
A team of locals thwart the plans of a group of criminals to fix a race by doping a horse.
Cast Rory Calhoun as Peter Brennan Jane Nigh as Loretta Ryan Florence Bates as Nora 'Ma' Ryan Warren Douglas as Tommy Blake Raymond Hatton as Sad Sam Emory Parnell as Tim Brennan Rory Mallinson as Grattan Harry Cheshire as Auctioneer Milton Kibbee as Racing Secretary Roy E. Shudt as Race Commentary
Production Rory Calhoun and Jane Nigh were named as the stars on April 13, 1950 and filming commenced the following day. Location filming took place at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona, California.
See also List of films about horses List of films about horse racing
References
Bibliography Langman, Larry & Ebner, David. Hollywood's Image of the South: A Century of Southern Films. Greenwood Publishing, 2001. Marshall, Wendy L. William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. Scarecrow Press, 2005.
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