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State Fair: Directed by Walter Lang. With Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, Vivian Blaine. Each member of the Frake clan has his/her own reason for attending the annual Iowa State Fair.
State Fair: Directed by Henry King. With Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers, Lew Ayres, Sally Eilers. An Iowa family finds adventure, love, and heartbreak when they spend a week at the state fair.
State Fair is a 1945 American Technicolor musical film directed by Walter Lang, with original music by Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is a musical adaptation of the 1933 film of the same name starring Janet Gaynor and Will Rogers.
State Fair: Directed by José Ferrer. With Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, Pamela Tiffin, Ann-Margret. A brother and sister find romance and good clean fun at the state fair in Dallas.
In the fictional town of Brunswick, Iowa, farmer Abel Frake plans to transport his Hampshire pig, Blue Boy, to compete at a hog contest at the Iowa State Fair. Confident he will win the first-place prize, and nothing bad will happen, Abel bets five dollars against his neighbor Fred Cramer.
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.
The slice of homespun Americana shows how an Iowa farm family's lives are changed when they attend the state fair. Father Abel enters his prized hog, Blue Boy, in competition; mother Melissa enters her prized preserves. And daughter Margy and son Wayne find romance.
Iowa farm girl Margy (Janet Gaynor), venturing out into the fairgrounds because her escort brother didn't show up, meets citified newsman Pat (Lew Ayres) on the roller-coaster, camera by Hal Mohr, Henry King directing, in , 1933.
Purchase State Fair on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Will Rogers and Janet Gaynor star in this warm, timeless two-time Oscar® Nominee (1933, Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay) based on Philip Strong’s novel.
Brief Synopsis. Expectations are high as the Frake family arrives at the annual Texas State Fair.
