The County Fair (1920): Cast
The County Fair is a 1920 drama directed by Maurice Tourneur, starring David Butler as Joel Bartlett, Arthur Housman and William V. Mong. It runs 59 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 59 min
- Director
- Maurice Tourneur
- Genre
- Drama
- Studio
- Maurice Tourneur Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The County Fair About?
The premise of The County Fair without spoilers.
The story opens with a cruel wealthy landowner who threatens to evict an elderly woman unless her niece, who lives with her, marries his son. The niece, devoted to her aunt, is prepared to sacrifice herself, but a chance escape appears when a destitute young man is taken in. He turns out to be a skilled jockey and hopes to win the $3,000 fair prize to save the farm.
The County Fair Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- living with niece
- love triangle
- disqualified for cheating
- ends with a kiss
- new england
- small town girl
- spinster aunt
- live chicken
- church bell
- aunt niece relationship
- reference to william shakespeare
- straw hat
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- horse and buggy
- basket of kittens
- pie on a windowsill
- father son relationship
- male rear nudity
- nude boy
- skinny dipping
- teasing
- sleeping in church
- theory of evolution
- marriage proposal
- eviction
- mean landlord
- woman wears a white dress
- bashful
- buggy race
- animal in cast credits
- self sacrifice
- melodrama
- burglar
- woman wears a nightgown
- candlelight
- massachusetts
- jockey
- arson
- barn fire
- animal rescue
- county fair
- dancing woman
- hit with an umbrella
- girl wears a white lace dress
- cheating
- greased pig
- climbing a pole
- torn pants
- thumbing nose
- white people
- horse racing
The County Fair Cast & Characters
David Butler leads the cast as Joel Bartlett, with Arthur Housman as Bruce Hammerhead and William V. Mong as Solon Hammerhead. Directed by Maurice Tourneur; 8 actors are credited in all.
- Director Maurice Tourneur
- David Butler as Joel Bartlett
- Arthur Housman as Bruce Hammerhead
- William V. Mong as Solon Hammerhead
- Helen Jerome Eddy as Sally Greenway
Also Starring in The County Fair
· 4 more- Charles Barton Tim Vail
- Edythe Chapman Aunt Abigail Prue
- Wesley Barry Tommy Perkins
- John Steppling Otis Tucker
More from Maurice Tourneur
More films directed by Maurice Tourneur: Impasse of Two Angels, Cecile Is Dead, Valley of Hell and Carnival of Sinners.
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The County Fair FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The County Fair, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The County Fair?
The County Fair runs 59 minutes.
When was The County Fair released?
The County Fair was released on September 5, 1920.
Who directed The County Fair?
The County Fair was directed by Maurice Tourneur.
More films by Maurice Tourneur Who is in the cast of The County Fair?
The County Fair stars David Butler as Joel Bartlett, Arthur Housman as Bruce Hammerhead and William V. Mong as Solon Hammerhead, among 8 credited actors.
Does The County Fair have a post-credit scene?
No. The County Fair has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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