Acting
Will Rogers' effortless charisma carries every scene he enters.
Production
Authentic 1933 Iowa State Fair footage woven throughout.
Writing
Pre-code dialogue slips in surprising frankness about sex and marriage.
Director
Henry King
Janet Gaynor
Margy Frake
Will Rogers
Abel Frake
Lew Ayres
Pat Gilbert
Sally Eilers
Emily Joyce
Norman Foster
Wayne Frake
Louise Dresser
Melissa Frake
Frank Craven
Storekeeper
Victor Jory
Hoop Toss Barker
Frank Melton
Harry Ware
Hobart Cavanaugh
Professor Fred Coin (Uncredited)
Doro Merande
Mrs. Metcalfe's Acquaintance at Food Contest (Uncredited)
Erville Alderson
Martin, Hog Breeder (Uncredited)
Joe Caits
Baker A. Noblemable (Uncredited)
Harry Holman
Professor Tyler Cramp (Uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Will Rogers improvised most of his dialogue; the script was merely a suggestion.
This was Rogers' final completed film before his 1935 plane crash, making his warm paternal presence retrospectively heartbreaking.
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