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?
00:05:04 A dancing academy maybe. May I?
00:08:37 What? Yeah.
00:13:23 We read about you in the basketball guide.
00:16:43 Mr Nickleby's being very unselfish about this. As the leading contractor, he'd benefit.
00:20:25 If you want to find our Senator...
00:24:26 - Are the facts incorrect? - No.
00:28:24 - Do what? - Coach the basketball team.
00:31:58 We'll use that tree for a basket. We'll line up a defence right here.
00:36:18 The air becomes charged with electricity around desperate men.
00:39:48 Well, that's Helen Kleinspiegel. This is me over here.
00:42:55 Showed him Ishkoodah the comet, Ishkoodah with fiery tresses...
00:46:17 (HORN HONKS)
00:51:10 # Where all my fondest memories art
00:55:44 I wish Mrs Peterman hadn't said all those nice things about me.
01:02:17 I certainly think that's stooping very low.
01:07:07 I'll have to build another hotel.
01:10:24 Ringside seats for a three-ringed circus.
01:15:08 Ask people if they beat their grandmothers and you'll get some "Don't knows".
01:21:24 We ran a news story the other day - usual one...
01:25:04 - Hello, Ma. - Hello, Rip. It's good to see you.
01:28:23 - Miss Peterman, please. - What will this accomplish?
01:32:05 - Shut that off! - Just a moment. I want to hear it.
01:35:44 Mr Nickleby assumed we wouldn't care. Wouldn't care if we didn't get to vote.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,105
Dialogue density10.7 lines / min
First line00:01:11
Final line01:35:44
Production Record
DirectorWilliam A. Wellman
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,824