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66% Critic Match
State Fair
“For the young in heart! And romantic oldsters, too!”
6.6 / 10• 1945• 1h 40m•NR• English
MusicComedyRomance
Storyline
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 & Crew
Jeanne Crain
Margy Frake
Lead
Dana Andrews
Pat Gilbert
Dick Haymes
Wayne Frake
Vivian Blaine
Emily Edwards
Charles Winninger
Abel Frake
Fay Bainter
Melissa Frake
Donald Meek
Hippenstahl
Frank McHugh
McGee
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Walter Lang's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. State Fair is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
