In 1961, during the run of the annual State Fair of Texas, a remake of the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, "State Fair," was filmed on location in Dallas. The movie, which starred Pat Boone and Ann Margaret premiered the following April in Dallas. To learn more about it, read this Turner Classic Movies Synopsis.
Below, for your enjoyment, are some clips from the movie (as gathered from YouTube):
State Fair movie, opening scene
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