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Magic Town is a 1947 American comedy film directed by William A. Wellman and starring James Stewart and Jane Wyman. The picture is one of the first films about the then-new practice of public opinion polling. The film was inspired by the Middletown studies. It is also known as The Magic City.
Magic Town: Directed by William A. Wellman. With James Stewart, Jane Wyman, Kent Smith, Ned Sparks. An opinion pollster finds a town which is a perfect mirror of U.S. opinions.
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- Comedy, Romance
- William A. Wellman
- 1947-10-07
Sep 5, 2017 · Magic Town (1947) Clip - James Stewart & Jane Wyman. "Magic Town" reminds us of a by-gone era, a time when living in a small town meant knowing your neighbours, pride in your community, and...
- 7 min
- 6.6K
- Classic Movie DVDs
Oct 8, 2017 · 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).
- 103 min
A political pollster discovers the perfect cross-section of American tastes and fights to keep it that way.
A peaceful hamlet takes a turn for the worse after being publicized as a true reflection of average America.
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- Comedy, Drama
Synopsis by Hal Erickson. With Robert Riskin as screenwriter, director William Wellman proved in Magic Town that it was possible to make a Frank Capra-esque picture without Capra himself at the helm.
