United States / Oct 07, 1947 / NR
The guy with the dynamite heart meets the girl with the firecracker eyes!
1h 43min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Donald Meek | Mr. Twiddle |
| E.J. Ballantine | Moody |
| Ann Shoemaker | Ma Peterman |
| Mickey Kuhn | Hank Nickleby |
| Howard Freeman | Nickleby |
| Harry Holman | Mayor |
| Mary Currier | Mrs. Frisby |
| Mickey Roth | Bob Peterman |
| Frank Fenton | Birch |
| George Irving | Senator Wilton |
| Selmer Jackson | Stringer |
| Robert Dudley | Dickey |
| Julia Dean | Mrs. Wilton |
| Joel Friedkin | Dingle |
| Paul Scardon | Hodges |
| George Chandler | Bus Driver |
| Frank Darien | Quincy |
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| Larry Wheat | Sam Fuller |
| Jimmy Crane | Shorty |
| Richard Belding | Junior Dicketts |
| Danny Mummert | Benny |
| Edgar Dearing | Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Mayor's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Tom Kennedy | Moving Man (uncredited) |
| Bert Moorhouse | Newspaper Man (uncredited) |
| Garry Owen | Cigar Counter Clerk (uncredited) |
| Nella Walker | Grandview Citizen (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Magic Town |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | RKO Radio Pictures, Robert Riskin Productions, Inc. |
| Release date | 7 ottobre 1947 |
| Production | Robert Riskin, William A. Wellman |
| Writer | Robert Riskin, Joseph Krumgold |
| Editing | Sherman Todd, Richard G. Wray |
| Cinematography | Joseph F. Biroc |
| Assistant directors | Arthur S. Black Jr., William A. Wellman |
| Camera operators | Joseph F. Biroc |
| Additional photography | Joseph F. Biroc |
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| Production design | Lionel Banks, George Sawley |
| Art direction | Lionel Banks, George Sawley |
| Set decoration | George Sawley, Lionel Banks |
| Music | Roy Webb |
| Sound | Roy Webb |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Physical media
France / Mar 05, 2024 / DVD & Blu-Ray
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