Modern Screen (Jul-Dec 1945)

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Mom dreamed cf winning a prize for her cooking, and Pop for his pig; Margy wanted romance, and Wayne craved excitement; and the State Fair had an answer for each! by MARIS MacCULLERS and MARY STANLEY 1 "Your pickle relish is sure to win!" Abel Frake (Chas. Winninger) assures wife Melissa (Fay Bainter) as they prepare for trip to State Fair with family. Story: Down at the truck Abel was sweating with Blue Boy, trying to get the huge pig into the trailer. Melissa was carefully laying away her prize jars of pickles and mincemeat in the little niche behind the seats. Down near the creek, under the old apple tree, Harry Ware was twisting his hat awkwardly in his hands, trying to talk to Margy. "Wish I were going with you to the Fair," he said. "Wish I {Continued on page 99) ] 42 5 "My father isn't really Chief of Police; I just said that to help you," explains singer Emily (Vivian Blaine) to Wayne. 6 In spite of differences in background, Margy and Pat are drawn to each other. Margy, afraid of being hurt, tries desperately to keep affair on frivolous basis. 7 Wayne, infatuated with glamorous Emily, seeks solace with McGee (Frank McHugh) when he learns she is married.