in spite of the tremendous tune it might as well be spring and it a grand night for singing and the movie music be the weak of any of the rodgers and hammerstein movie . add to this that the movie be introduce by non singer sing a non song ( our state fair be a great state fair . ad nauseum ) and the movie lack the punch and drive of the holy 5 carousel and oklahoma and sound of music and south pacific and and king and i. interesting that this be the only rodgers and hammerstein show to get two filmed version ( and the less say about the 1960 version the good ) . the other big show deal in big issue nazism and race and freedom and etc . state fair and however and present simply a small love story . the movie be well cast and well film ( aside from some unfortunate matte work ) and and pretty while it be not up to the standard we expect from it originator .