<P> The Frakes head off to the fair . Wayne's first stop is the ring - tossing booth where he lost eight dollars the previous year . Wayne has been practicing all year in hopes of getting even, and he repeatedly wins the game . As he keeps winning, the barker (Harry Morgan) gets upset and threatens to call the police . A pretty girl (Vivian Blaine) defends Wayne, saying she is the daughter of the chief of police, and to prevent a scene the barker refunds Wayne's eight dollars in addition to his other winnings . Wayne tries to make a date with the girl, but she says she is late for an appointment and rushes off, promising that she will be on the midway that evening and Wayne should look for her . </P> <P> Meanwhile on the roller coaster, Margy gets into an empty seat for two, but a couple ask for the seat in front of her, where a man is already seated . He leaves his seat for the couple and sits next to Margy . When the ride takes fast turns and goes down quickly, she clutches her neighbor . After the ride, the man invites Margy to have a Coke . The man, a reporter named Pat (Dana Andrews) who is covering the fair for the Des Moines newspaper, suggests that he and Margy spend some time together at the fair, and if things didn't work out, they could break it off with no hard feelings . Pat and Margy spend the day together and Margy is fascinated by his stories about the many cities where he has worked . Pat tells Margy of his ambition to get a job on a larger newspaper . They plan to meet again that evening, and Pat tells Margy not to worry about him wanting to break it off, because when he wants to do that, she will know and he "just won't be around ." </P> <P> Abel comes to tend to Blue Boy and finds him lying down, breathing hard . He seems to be sick . A friend, Frank, brings in his prize female pig named Esmeralda . When Blue Boy sees Esmeralda, he quickly gets back up and "talks" to her by grunting . That evening on the midway, Pat finds Margy while Wayne looks for the girl he met at the ring toss booth . Wayne finds the chief of police and asks about his daughter, only to find that the chief's daughter is a little girl and has no sister . Then Wayne sees that the girl he was looking for is actually Emily Edwards, the singer with the dance band performing at the fair . After Emily finishes her song ("That's For Me"), Wayne and Emily have drinks and dance together, while meanwhile Pat and Margy have fun riding the highest airplane ride at the fair ("A Grand Night For Singing"). Although Pat has clearly had many girlfriends, he seems to be genuinely interested in Margy . </P> <P> By the next morning, Margy has fallen for Pat and Wayne for Emily . At breakfast, Abel is so excited about how well Blue Boy is doing that he forgets he has already said the blessing and says it again . Following breakfast comes the pickle and mincemeat judging, which has mother Melissa worried because her biggest competition, Mrs. Edwin Metcalfe, wins the first prizes every year . But Melissa wins first prize for her sour pickles and also a special award for her mincemeat with the brandy . One of the judges likes the mincemeat so much he can't stop eating it . Pat takes Melissa and Margy's picture for the newspaper and then takes Margy to a horse race . Pat's horse wins and he and Margy are so happy that they kiss . </P>

Where was the 1945 movie state fair filmed