Magic Town
1947 · 103 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 1,824 VOTES · DIR. William A. Wellman
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,105 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:11 Morning, Joe. Another one? In or out?
00:05:08 - Stop it. This is no time to... - It's good for the soul.
00:08:46 That's all I want to know. OK, Mac. Thanks.
00:13:33 What's going on down there? It's a nickel a look.
00:17:01 Like a fella says... thank you.
00:20:45 No wonder your face was familiar!
00:24:48 In the meantime, you can complain to the acting editor who wrote the story.
00:28:54 Perhaps you're right. I've got used to the other weird goblins in this town.
00:32:34 Oh-oh.
00:36:52 That model train is a very professional job.
00:40:41 You had to stay awake all the time.
00:43:34 who is already pale and sick with grief...
00:47:18 OK. I'm gonna pass to you.
00:52:26 # The laughter of an April Fool
00:57:29 You've made a lot of friends here. That's security, Rip. The surest kind.
01:04:54 So that's it. What a guy!
01:08:20 The shoeshine man is making money hand over fist. That rag's red-hot.
01:11:53 Should a man bring his pay envelope home to his wife or?
01:16:42 What this little town of Grandview lost was humility
01:22:59 - How's it going? - Fine.
01:26:22 He's selling the civic centre.
01:29:56 They should fold up, but not these people.
01:34:05 Rip says you're all wonderful people, but you just lost your nerve.
69:02:09 They're identical!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,105
Dialogue density10.7 lines / min
First line00:01:11
Final line69:02:09
Production Record
DirectorWilliam A. Wellman
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,824