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An Iowa family finds adventure, love, and heartbreak when they spend a week at the state fair.An Iowa family finds adventure, love, and heartbreak when they spend a week at the state fair.An Iowa family finds adventure, love, and heartbreak when they spend a week at the state fair.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total
Erville Alderson
- Martin - Hog Breeder
- (uncredited)
Joe Caits
- Baker A. Noblemable - Judges' Secretary
- (uncredited)
Hobart Cavanaugh
- Professor Fred Coin - Hog Judge
- (uncredited)
Judge Dike
- Contest Judge
- (uncredited)
Harry Holman
- Professor Tyler Cramp - Hog Judge
- (uncredited)
Edward Mundy
- Barker
- (uncredited)
Dike of Rosedale
- Blue Boy - a Hog
- (uncredited)
John Sheehan
- Barker at Aerial Act
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDirector Henry King and crew were invited to the 1932 State Fair and Exposition in Des Moines, Iowa to film background material, including the racing scenes and midway. After the fair, they purchased three hogs, including the grand champion, Dike of Rosedale, who was cast as Blue Boy.
- Quotes
Abel Frake: Wayne's got a girl.
Storekeeper: So did Henry VIII, eight of them, but he always showed up at every state affair with a new one.
- Crazy creditsMost of the credits appear as posters being put up on billboards by workmen. In the film's final scene, there is a heavy rain, and as it washes away the poster bearing the title "State Fair", we see that it was pasted over another poster that says "The End".
- Alternate versionsThe original version had a bedroom scene in which Emily and Wayne are heard talking offscreen with Emily's negligee lying on a chair, suggesting that they were in bed together for illicit sex. This scene was cut in 1935 from all existing prints in order to get an approval certificate from the PCA for a re-release. The scene is not included in the print that the Fox Movie Channel currently broadcasts.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Lest We Forget (1937)
- SoundtracksRomantic
(1933) (uncredited)
Music by Louis De Francesco
Lyrics by Val Burton and Will Jason
Played during the opening credits and often in the score
Sung offscreen by an unidentified male at the fair
Partially sung a cappella by Janet Gaynor
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On the face of it, as wholesome as it gets. On the FACE of it.
Can I be slightly crude here and say that an alternate title for this wonderful pre coder could be 'Rutting Season'? I have always been unable to stomach the saccharine 1945 version and the 1962 version is just awful, but this one seems to me far more 'real'. It certainly is quite frank regarding sexual attraction, and not just between hogs and sows. If you pay attention there's more spice to be found in the subtext than in Ma's prize winning pickles. A fascinating film and one that deserves to be shown more than it is.
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- BatonRougeMike
- Jul 8, 2022
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Drzavni sajam
- Filming locations
- Des Moines, Iowa, USA(State Fair and Exposition exterior scenes)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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