State Fair is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Henry King and starring Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers, and Lew Ayres. The film tells the story of a farm family's multi-day visit to the Iowa State Fair, where the parents seek to win prizes in agricultural and cooking competitions, and their teenage daughter and son each find unexpected romance.

Plot

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. Abel's wife Melissa, who is also competing in the state fair, is preparing a recipe for pickles and mincemeat. Against his wife's insistence, Abel secretly adds a dose of apple brandy when she steps out of the kitchen. Unsure about her chances of winning, Melissa adds the remaining brandy. Meanwhile, Abel's daughter Margy reconnects with her childhood friend Harry Ware. He is unable to accompany the Frakes to the fair because he is preoccupied with his dairy farm. Margy's brother Wayne arrives home from college to attend the fair.

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