Movie
State Fair
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1945-08-29
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Music, Comedy, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- 20th Century Fox
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jeanne Crain as Margy Frake
- Dana Andrews as Pat Gilbert
- Dick Haymes as Wayne Frake
- Vivian Blaine as Emily Edwards
- Charles Winninger as Abel Frake
- Fay Bainter as Melissa Frake
- Donald Meek as Hippenstahl
- Frank McHugh as McGee
- Percy Kilbride as Dave Miller
- Harry Morgan as Barker
- Jane Nigh as Eleanor
- William Marshall as Tommy Thomas
Crew
- Walter Lang - Director
- Oscar Hammerstein II - Screenplay
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