State Fair
“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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Cast
18 people
Jeanne Crain
Margy Frake
Known for
Leave Her to Heaven
Man Without a Star
Dana Andrews
Pat Gilbert
Known for
Laura
The Best Years of Our Lives
Dick Haymes
Wayne Frake
Also in
One Touch of Venus
St. Benny the Dip
Vivian Blaine
Emily Edwards
Known for
Guys and Dolls
Parasite
Charles Winninger
Abel Frake
Known for
The Sun Shines Bright
Destry Rides Again
Fay Bainter
Melissa Frake
Known for
Make Way for Tomorrow
The Children's Hour
Donald Meek
Hippenstahl
Known for
Stagecoach
You Can't Take It with You
Frank McHugh
McGee
Known for
Going My Way
The Roaring Twenties
Percy Kilbride
Dave Miller
Known for
The Southerner
Fallen Angel
Harry Morgan
Barker
Known for
M*A*S*H
High Noon
Jane Nigh
Eleanor
Also in
Whistle Stop
Fighting Man of the Plains
William Marshall
Tommy Thomas
Also in
Blackmail
Calendar Girl
Walter Lang Director · Oscar Hammerstein II Screenplay Philip Stong Author
Worldwide gross $4M · United States release August 29, 1945 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,000,000
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 29, 1945
Theatrical
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