Director: Henry King

Writers: Sonya Levien; Paul Green

From novel: State Fair by Philip Stong

Keywords: Comedy, Drama

An Iowa farming family visits the state fair; father enters his prize pig in a contest, and mother her mincemeat; their daughter Margie meets a nice boy. Pre-code, and it shows in several places despite this being a family oriented film. Received Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Adaptation. Remade twice, as State Fair (1945) and the mediocre State Fair (1962).

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lew Ayres	Actor	28-Dec-1908	30-Dec-1996	All Quiet on the Western Front
Sally Eilers	Actor	11-Dec-1908	5-Jan-1978	Coroner Creek
Norman Foster	Film Director	13-Dec-1900	7-Jul-1976	Journey Into Fear
Janet Gaynor	Actor	6-Oct-1906	14-Sep-1984	A Star Is Born
Victor Jory	Actor	23-Nov-1902	12-Feb-1982	Cat-Women of the Moon
Will Rogers	Comic	04-Nov-1879	15-Aug-1935	American Cowboy, Entertainer, Humorist

CAST

Janet Gaynor	...   Margy Frake
Will Rogers	...   Abel Frake
Lew Ayres	...   Pat Gilbert
Sally Eilers	...   Emily Joyce
Norman Foster	...   Wayne Frake
Louise Dresser	...   Melissa Frake
Frank Craven	...   Storekeeper
Victor Jory	...   The Barker
Frank Melton	...   Harry Ware

REVIEWS

Have you seen this film? We would love to see your review. Submit your review for this film

Do you know something we don't?
Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile

Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications