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Magic Town (1947)

NR · 1947-10-07 · 1h 43m · EN
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The guy with the dynamite heart meets the girl with the firecracker eyes!

Rip Smith's opinion-poll business is a failure...until he discovers that the small town of Grandview is statistically identical to the entire country. He and his assistants go there to run polls cheaply and easily, in total secrecy (it would be fatal to let the townsfolk get self-conscious). And of course, civic crusader Mary Peterman must be kept from changing things too much. But romantic involvement with Mary complicates life for Rip; then suddenly everything changes.

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William A. WellmanDirectorRobert RiskinWriter

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James StewartJames StewartRip SmithJane WymanJane WymanMary PetermanKent SmithKent SmithHoopendeckerNed SparksNed SparksIkeWallace FordWallace FordLou DickettsRegis ToomeyRegis ToomeyEd WeaverAnn DoranAnn DoranMrs. WeaverDonald MeekDonald MeekMr. TwiddleE.J. BallantineE.J. BallantineMoodyAnn ShoemakerAnn ShoemakerMa PetermanMickey KuhnMickey KuhnHank NicklebyHoward FreemanHoward FreemanNickleby

Keywords

Small townOpinion poll

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Genre affinityComedy · RomanceTheme affinitySmall Town · Opinion PollMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedyEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference73399

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What is Magic Town about?

Rip Smith's opinion-poll business is a failure...until he discovers that the small town of Grandview is statistically identical to the entire country. He and his assistants go there to run polls cheaply and easily, in total secrecy (it would be fatal to let the townsfolk get self-conscious). And of course, civic crusader Mary Peterman must be kept from changing things too much. But romantic involvement with Mary complicates life for Rip; then suddenly everything changes.

How long is Magic Town?

Magic Town has a runtime of 103 minutes.