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Magic Town(1947)
Status: Released
Date: 1947-10-07
67%
29 Votes
Time: 1h 43m
The guy with the dynamite heart meets the girl with the firecracker eyes!
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: Magic Town
Top 10 Billed Cast
James Stewart
Rip Smith
Jane Wyman
Mary Peterman
Kent Smith
Hoopendecker
Ned Sparks
Ike
Wallace Ford
Lou Dicketts
Regis Toomey
Ed Weaver
Ann Doran
Mrs. Weaver
Donald Meek
Mr. Twiddle
Ann Shoemaker
Ma Peterman
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1947-10-07
Average
6.7
Rating:
3.4 startsTagline
The guy with the dynamite heart meets the girl with the firecracker eyes!
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