The film portrays the "Frake" family—"Abel" (Charles Winninger), his wife "Melissa" (Fay Bainter), and their children "Wayne" (Dick Haymes) and "Margy" (Jeanne Crain)—as they experience the Iowa State Fair year after year. The fair provides a backdrop for numerous interwoven narratives, including romantic interests centered around pig care and pie competitions, alongside familiar love triangle situations; "Margy" fin…