Philip Stong

Rogers plays Abel Frake, patriarch of a family whose individual members are affected by the upcoming Iowa State Fair in various fascinating ways. Abel hopes to enter his prize hog Blue Boy and win the blue ribbon. His wife Melissa wants to enter her mincemeat in a food competition, his son Wayne wants to get even with a carnival sharpster who'd outsmarted him during the last state fair, and daughter Margery just wants to get out of the house for a little fun... (All Movie Guide)

Set in a tiny midwestern town, this sentimental drama centers on the rivalry between two life-long acquaintances whose early friendship falls apart when they woo the same woman. She makes her choice and marries the one who eventually takes over the town bank. Meanwhile the other man becomes a shopkeeper and marries another. One couple has a daughter and the other a son. The offspring grow up and of course they fall in love. (allmovie.com)

Miriam Hopkins stars as a Manhattanite who goes to her family farm in Iowa.