The County Fair (1932 film)

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The County Fair
The County Fair ad in The Film Daily, Jan-Jun 1932 (page 317 crop).jpg
Directed by Louis King
Written by Roy Fitzroy
Harvey Gates
Produced by Trem Carr
Starring Hobart Bosworth
Marion Shilling
Ralph Ince
William Collier Jr.
Cinematography Archie Stout
Production
company
Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
April 1, 1932
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

The County Fair is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Louis King and starring Hobart Bosworth, Marion Shilling and Ralph Ince.

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Plot

A Kentucky Colonel and a former jockey manage to defeat a gang of criminals who hope to rig a horse race. [1]

Cast

Remakes

The film was remade twice, on both occasions by the same studio Monogram:

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References

  1. Langman & Ebner, p. 178

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