TMDb Rating
6.7/10
30 verified votes
Magic Town (1947)
ComedyRomance
103 min
"The guy with the dynamite heart meets the girl with the firecracker eyes!"
Plot Summary
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.
Why this could be the movie
- Plot hook: Rip Smith's opinion-poll business is a failure.
- Genre cues: Comedy, Romance
- Director clue: William A. Wellman
- Lead cast: James Stewart and Jane Wyman
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Keywords to include
ComedyRomanceWilliam A. WellmanJames StewartJane Wyman1947
Director
William A. Wellman
Top Cast
James StewartJane WymanKent SmithNed SparksWallace Ford
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