Music ·Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1945 · 1h 40m

State Fair

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Director
Walter Lang
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
Crew
Leon Shamroy — Director of Photography J. Watson Webb Jr. — Editor Richard Rodgers — Original Music Composer Oscar Hammerstein II — Screenplay Philip Stong — Novel William Perlberg — Producer
Tagline

For the young in heart! And romantic oldsters, too!

Synopsis

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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Key Collaborators
Walter Lang Director Leon Shamroy Director of Photography J. Watson Webb Jr. Editor Richard Rodgers Original Music Composer Oscar Hammerstein II Screenplay Philip Stong Novel William Perlberg Producer René Hubert Costume Design
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