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Magic Town

An opinion pollster finds a town which is a perfect mirror of U.S. opinions.

Director

William A. Wellman

Year

Genre

comedy, romance

Box Office

N/A

Production

RKO Radio Pictures

Awards

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Rip Smith

Mary Peterman

Professor Frederick Hoopendecker

Ike

Lou Dicketts

Ed Weaver

Mrs. Weaver

Mr. Twiddle

Moody

E.J. Ballantine

Ma Peterman

Hank Nickleby

Nickleby

Mayor

Mrs. Frisby

Bob Peterman

Birch

Senator Wilton

Stringer

Dickey

Mrs. Wilton

Dingle

Hodges

Bus Driver

George Chandler

Quincy

Sam Fuller

Shorty

Junior Dicketts

Richard Belding

Benny

Henry - Stringer's Office

Birch's Secretary

Smoke Shop Counter Customer

Electrician

Wheaton Chambers

Questioning Grandview Citizen

Young Girl

Townswoman

New Arrival

Soda Jerk

Townsman

Franklyn Farnum

Townsman

Charles Ferguson

Mayor's Secretary

George

William Forrest

Man with Reporter

Reporter

Moving Man with Wastebasket

Radio Comic

Businessman on Street

Gabriel Heatter - Radio Newscaster

Gabriel Heatter

Townsman

Radio Host

Moving Man

Jim - Townsman

Radio Broadcaster

Moving Man

Waiter

Man in Hall Outside Stringer's Office

Undetermined Secondary Role

Townsman

Newspaper Man

Townsman

Minister

Radio Comic in Montage

Reporter

Townsman

William H. O'Brien

Naturally Nosey Lady

Cigar Counter Clerk

Bookkeeper

Elevator Starter

City Council Member

Townsman

Newspaper Man

Mailman

Shoe Shine Customer

Joe

Townsman

Minister

Grandview Citizen

Stringer's Associate

New Citizen in Crowd

Undetermined Secondary Role

Reporter

Moving Man

Shoe Shine Man

Lee 'Lasses' White

Radio Comic in Montage

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Mary Peterman Mrs. Wilton Mr. Twiddle Professor Frederick Hoopendecker

It's wonderful to be around a town
that you know like an old family album. - Magic Town

It's wonderful to be around a town that you know like a...

Hello... - Magic Town

- How have you been?
- Can't complain. And you? - Magic Town

- How have you been? - Can't complain. And you?

- Where's Professor Hoopendecker?
- I don't know. He ain't down here. - Magic Town

- Where's Professor Hoopendecker? - I don't know. ...

- Wow!
- Did you see that? - Magic Town

- Wow! - Did you see that?

Company, atten-shun! Hit the dirt! - Magic Town

Company, atten-shun! Hit the dirt!

How do you do? - Magic Town

Think of it I've been searching for a town like this for years - Magic Town

Think of it I've been searching for a town like this...

He's right. Absolutely right. - Magic Town

He's right. Absolutely right.

Ed Schwarz, I want you to meet
Laurence Smith. - Magic Town

Ed Schwarz, I want you to meet Laurence Smith.

I want to see the editor
of this imitation newspaper! - Magic Town

I want to see the editor of this imitation newspaper!

Please say that again. - Magic Town

Please say that again.

What's this all about? - Magic Town

What's this all about?

Sometimes they start
when you jiggle them. - Magic Town

Sometimes they start when you jiggle them.

- Nice?
- Very nice. - Magic Town

- Nice? - Very nice.

There's nothing to it.
Give me the ball. I'll demonstrate. - Magic Town

There's nothing to it. Give me the ball. I'll demo...

It's easy, Ike.
You start gabbing about insurance - Magic Town

It's easy, Ike. You start gabbing about insurance

The air becomes charged with electricity around desperate men - Magic Town

The air becomes charged with electricity around desperate...

He and his brother were river rats. - Magic Town

He and his brother were river rats.

Wise guy, huh? - Magic Town

Ike? You call me. - Magic Town

Ike? You call me.

Did you ever do the Samba, Mr Quincy? - Magic Town

Did you ever do the Samba, Mr Quincy?

(APPLAUSE) - Magic Town

Ever asked yourself why they call me Rip? - Magic Town

Ever asked yourself why they call me Rip?

- Sorry to cut in. You promised.
- Certainly. This is your night. - Magic Town

- Sorry to cut in. You promised. - Certainly. This is your n...

Attention, please! Thank you. - Magic Town

Attention, please! Thank you.

I... er... - Magic Town

How can people go around making speeches - Magic Town

How can people go around making speeches

He hasn't come back yet? - Magic Town

He hasn't come back yet?

- It's the perfect job.
- What did I tell you? How close was it? - Magic Town

- It's the perfect job. - What did I tell you? How clos...

What did old Mac say? - Magic Town

What did old Mac say?

Henrichs? Yeah.
Tell him we'll take that Henrichs deal. - Magic Town

Henrichs? Yeah. Tell him we'll take that Henrichs deal.

Trouble with a newspaper background
is it develops an instinct for snooping. - Magic Town

Trouble with a newspaper background is it develops an instin...

- That's right. Nobody.
- What are you going to do? - Magic Town

- That's right. Nobody. - What are you going to do?

In a week's time I wouldn't give the wart off my nose for anybody's opinion here - Magic Town

In a week's time I wouldn't give the wart off my...

How do you like your town now? - Magic Town

How do you like your town now?

(MARY) # I keep a book within my heart - Magic Town

(MARY) # I keep a book within my heart

This is my last broadcast
from this ghost town, and ghost town it is. - Magic Town

This is my last broadcast from this ghost town, and ghost to...

The nights I lay awake... - Magic Town

The nights I lay awake...

Heavens I'm so excited I nearly ate one of my own muffins - Magic Town

Heavens I'm so excited I nearly ate one of my own...

- What's this all about, son?
- We were promised a new high school... - Magic Town

- What's this all about, son? - We were promised a new ...

- I can mix mortar.
- Hand me a paintbrush and stand back. - Magic Town

- I can mix mortar. - Hand me a paintbrush and stand back.

Rip! - Magic Town

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An opinion pollster finds a town which is a perfect mirror of U.S. opinions.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: William A. Wellman

Writer: Robert Riskin, Joseph Krumgold

Production: RKO Radio Pictures

Genre: comedy, romance

Year: 1947

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 07 Oct 1947

Awards: N/A

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