For the young in heart! And romantic oldsters, too!
During their annual visit to the Iowa State Fair, the Frake family enjoy many adventures. Proud patriarch Abel has high hopes for his champion swine Blueboy; and his wife Melissa enters the mincemeat and pickles contest...with hilarious results.
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| Original title | State Fair |
|---|---|
| Tagline | For the young in heart! And romantic oldsters, too! |
| Release date | Aug 29, 1945 |
| Runtime | 100 min |
| Content rating | NR |
| Certification region | US |
| TMDb rating | 6.6 |
| Director | Walter Lang |
| Writers | Oscar Hammerstein II, Philip Stong |
| Production | 20th Century Fox |
| Language | en |
| Country | US |
| IMDb | tt0038116 |
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This is a colourful depiction of the antics of the "Frake" family - "Abel" (Charles Winninger), his wife "Melissa" (Fay Bainter) and their teenage children "Wayne" (Dick Haymes) and "Margy" (Jeanne Crain) at the annual Iowa State Fair. The fair itself offers an excellent vehicle for loads of storylines from some lovelorn pig husbandry and mincemeat tasting through the usual boy loves girl loves other boy - or in his case - man (Dana Andrews) for daughter "Margy" and Wayne has the hots for big band starlet "Emily"...
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