DOUBLE FEATURE: THE BIG SHOW (1936) and A FAIR TO REMEMBER (2008) #ICFTXFF
THE BIG SHOW (1936)
Director: Mack V. Wright and Joseph Kane
Filmed in Fair Park, Dallas, TX
Housed at the G. William Jones Film and Video Collection, Southern Methodist University
Introduced by Sean Griffin (SMU Film History Professor)
At the Texas Centennial in Dallas (the precursor to the State Fair of Texas), Gene Autry confuses two girls by being himself and his own stunt double. (IMDb)
A FAIR TO REMEMBER (2008)
Director: Allen Mondell, Cynthia Salzman Mondell, and Phil Allen
Filmed in Fair Park, Dallas, TX
In attendance: Allen Mondell and Cynthia Salzman Mondell
A documentary about the rich history of the great State Fair of Texas.
The IT CAME FROM TEXAS Film Festival makes its triumphant return to the Plaza Theatre in Garland, located at 521 W. State Street. The second annual IT CAME FROM TEXAS Film Festival, which celebrates films made either wholly or in part within the Lone Star State, will kick off on Friday, September 13 and continue through Sunday, September 15, taking place entirely within the Plaza Theatre, on the recently remodeled square in downtown Garland. As with last year’s inaugural edition of this new fest, IT CAME FROM TEXAS will be sponsored by the City of Garland and Garland Cultural Arts.
