State Fair
Aug 29 1945
•2h 40m
•Music, Comedy, Romance
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.
Cast
See allJeanne Crain
Margy Frake
Dana Andrews
Pat Gilbert
Dick Haymes
Wayne Frake
Vivian Blaine
Emily Edwards
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