"During their annual visit to the Iowa State Fair, the Frake family enjoy many adventures. Proud patriarch Abel has high hopes for his champion swine Blueboy; and his wife Melissa enters the mincemeat and pickles contest...with hilarious results."
Jeanne Crain
as Margy Frake
Dana Andrews
as Pat Gilbert
Dick Haymes
as Wayne Frake
Vivian Blaine
as Emily Edwards
Charles Winninger
as Abel Frake
Fay Bainter
as Melissa Frake
Donald Meek
as Hippenstahl
Frank McHugh
as McGee
Percy Kilbride
as Dave Miller
Harry Morgan
as Barker
Jane Nigh
as Eleanor
William Marshall
as Tommy Thomas
Phil Brown
as Harry Ware
John Dehner
as Hog Contest Announcer (uncredited)
Adele Jergens
as Girl on Rollercoaster (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
as Hog Calling Contest Spectator (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal
as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
Will Wright
as Hog Judge (uncredited)
Walter Lang
Director
Richard Rodgers
Songs
Oscar Hammerstein II
Lyricist
Philip Stong
Novel
Screenplay
Sonya Levien
Adaptation
Paul Green
William Perlberg
Producer
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
J. Watson Webb Jr.
Editor
Lewis H. Creber
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Al Orenbach
René Hubert
Costume Design
Frances C. Richardson
Researcher
Hermes Pan
Choreographer
Original Music Composer
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