Magic Town

William A. Wellman
1947-10-07

The guy with the dynamite heart meets the girl with the firecracker eyes!
6.7
103 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
James Stewart Rip Smith Unowned
Jane Wyman Mary Peterman Unowned
Kent Smith Hoopendecker Unowned
Ned Sparks Ike Unowned
Wallace Ford Lou Dicketts Unowned
Regis Toomey Ed Weaver Unowned
Ann Doran Mrs. Weaver Unowned
Donald Meek Mr. Twiddle Unowned
E.J. Ballantine Moody Unowned
Ann Shoemaker Ma Peterman Unowned
Mickey Kuhn Hank Nickleby Unowned
Howard Freeman Nickleby Unowned
Harry Holman Mayor Unowned
Mary Currier Mrs. Frisby Unowned
Mickey Roth Bob Peterman Unowned
Frank Fenton Birch Unowned
George Irving Senator Wilton Unowned
Selmer Jackson Stringer Unowned
Robert Dudley Dickey Unowned
Julia Dean Mrs. Wilton Unowned
Joel Friedkin Dingle Unowned
Paul Scardon Hodges Unowned
George Chandler Bus Driver Unowned
Frank Darien Quincy Unowned
Larry Wheat Sam Fuller Unowned
Jimmy Crane Shorty Unowned
Richard Belding Junior Dicketts Unowned
Danny Mummert Benny Unowned
Edgar Dearing Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited) Unowned
Bess Flowers Mayor's Secretary (uncredited) Unowned
Tom Kennedy Moving Man (uncredited) Unowned
Bert Moorhouse Newspaper Man (uncredited) Unowned
Garry Owen Cigar Counter Clerk (uncredited) Unowned
Nella Walker Grandview Citizen (uncredited) Unowned