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In the fictional town of Brunswick, Iowa, farmer Abel Frake plans to transport his Hampshire pig, Blue Boy, to compete at a hog contest at the Iowa State Fair. Confident he will win the first-place prize, and nothing bad will happen, Abel bets five dollars against his neighbor Fred Cramer.
State Fair: Directed by Henry King. With Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers, Lew Ayres, Sally Eilers. An Iowa family finds adventure, love, and heartbreak when they spend a week at the state fair.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Henry King
- 1933-02-10
Mar 20, 2024 · An Iowa family finds adventure, love, and heartbreak when they spend a week at the state fair. Director: Henry King Writers: Sonya Levien, Paul Green, Philip Stong Starring: Janet Gaynor, Will...
- 97 min
- 675
- Reel Classics
The film would inspire two musical remakes -- in 1945 and 1962 -- but true connoisseurs consider the original the perfect rendition of Philip Stong's tale of a family that finds love and adventure at the Iowa State Fair.
- Henry King, Ray Flynn
- Janet Gaynor
Jun 9, 2019 · State Fair (1933) is an American Pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Henry King and starring Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers, and Lew Ayres. The picture tells the...
- 159 min
- 15.6K
- Robert Campbell
State Fair is a 1945 American Technicolor musical film directed by Walter Lang, with original music by Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is a musical adaptation of the 1933 film of the same name starring Janet Gaynor and Will Rogers. The 1933 film is an adaptation of the 1932 novel by Phil Stong.
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State Fair is the first of a handful of adaptations of a 1932 Phil Stong novel, a coming of age story that explored the classic contrast between rural and urban life - young kids raised in the boonies overwhelmed by the lights and the sounds of a much bigger world opening up to them, getting swept up in the moment.
