State Fair

State Fair

97 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Feb. 10, 1933

The Frakes attend the Iowa State Fair where Father Abel enters his Hampshire boar, Blue Boy, in a hog content while Mother Melissa enters the mincemeat competition. And their children, Margy and Wayne, find love with newspaper reporter Pat Gilbert and trapeze artist Emily Joyce. But will everyone return home safe and happy or will hearts be broken?

State Fair

97 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Feb. 10, 1933

State Fair
The Frakes attend the Iowa State Fair where Father Abel enters his Hampshire boar, Blue Boy, in a hog content while Mother Melissa enters the mincemeat competition. And their children, Margy and Wayne, find love with newspaper reporter Pat Gilbert and trapeze artist Emily Joyce. But will everyone return home safe and happy or will hearts be broken?
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Fox Film Corporation
Original title State Fair
Directors Ray Flynn, Henry King
Writers Philip Stong, Paul Green, Sonya Levien

Cast

Janet Gaynor

as Margy Frake

Will Rogers

as Abel Frake

Lew Ayres

as Pat Gilbert

Sally Eilers

as Emily Joyce

Norman Foster

as Wayne Frake

Louise Dresser

as Melissa Frake

Frank Craven

as Storekeeper

Victor Jory

as Hoop Toss Barker

Frank Melton

as Harry Ware

Hobart Cavanaugh

as Professor Fred Coin (Uncredited)

Doro Merande

as Mrs. Metcalfe's Acquaintance at Food Contest (Uncredited)

Erville Alderson

as Martin, Hog Breeder (Uncredited)

Joe Caits

as Baker A. Noblemable (Uncredited)

Judge Dike

as Contest Judge (Uncredited)

Harry Holman

as Professor Tyler Cramp (Uncredited)

Edward Mundy

as Barker (Uncredited)

John Sheehan

as Barker at Aerial Act (Uncredited)

Lucille Ward

as Woman in Cranapple Contest (Uncredited)

Ruth Warren

as Mrs. Edwin Metcalfe (Uncredited)