State Fair

This was the first time around for the screen adaptation of Phil Stong's lovely story of Americana. Since it was so rooted in small-town life, the wise choice as the lead was Rogers, who represented country people well with his sharp, down-home wit. In Iowa, it's time for the annual State Fair, and Rogers, wife Dresser, son Foster, and daughter Gaynor eagerly await their trip to the event. Rogers owns a huge hog known as Blue Boy, a Hampshire boar, that he thinks has a shot for the blue ribbon as Best in Show. Dresser is an expert cook and is entering her pickles and mince in the contest, and Gaynor and Foster (who later became one of the best B movie directors aro...