Magic Town is a 1947 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 science of public opinion polling. The film was inspired by the Middletown studies. It is also known as The Magic City.

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Magic Town (1947)

Comedy · 1h 43m · 10/12/1947

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Magic Town is a 1947 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 science of public opinion polling. The film was inspired by the Middletown studies. It is also known as The Magic City.

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Cast
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James Stewart

Rip Smith
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Jane Wyman

Mary Peterman
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Kent Smith

Professor Frederick Hoopendecker
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Ned Sparks

Ike
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Wallace Ford

Lou Dicketts
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Regis Toomey

Ed Weaver
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Ann Doran

Mrs. Weaver
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Donald Meek

Mr. Twiddle
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E.J. Ballantine

Moody
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Ann Shoemaker

Ma Peterman
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Mickey Kuhn

Hank Nickleby
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Howard Freeman

Nickleby
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Harry Holman

Mayor
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Mary Currier

Mrs. Frisby
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Mickey Roth

Bob Peterman
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Frank Fenton

Birch
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George Irving

Senator Wilton
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Selmer Jackson

Stringer
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Robert Dudley

Dickey
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Julia Dean

Mrs. Wilton
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Joel Friedkin

Dingle
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Paul Scardon

Hodges
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George Chandler

Bus Driver
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Frank Darien

Quincy
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Larry Wheat

Sam Fuller
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Jimmy Crane

Shorty
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Richard Belding

Junior Dicketts
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Danny Mummert

Benny
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Griff Barnett

Henry - Stringer's Office (uncredited)
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Ralph Brooks

Birch's Secretary (uncredited)
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John Butler

Smoke Shop Counter Customer (uncredited)
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Wheaton Chambers

Electrician (uncredited)
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Edgar Dearing

Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited)
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Joan Delmer

Young Girl (uncredited)
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Helen Dickson

Townswoman (uncredited)
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Dick Elliott

New Arrival (uncredited)
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Tom Fadden

Soda Jerk (uncredited)
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Franklyn Farnum

Townsman (uncredited)
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Charles Ferguson

Townsman (uncredited)
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Bess Flowers

Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)
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William Forrest

George (uncredited)
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Jack Gargan

Man with Reporter (uncredited)
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Joseph Granby

Reporter (uncredited)
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William Haade

Moving Man with Wastebasket (uncredited)
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Bert Hanlon

Radio Comic (uncredited)
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Sam Harris

Businessman on Street (uncredited)
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Gabriel Heatter

Gabriel Heatter - Radio Newscaster (uncredited)
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Al Hill

Townsman (uncredited)
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Eddie Kane

Radio Host (uncredited)
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Tom Kennedy

Moving Man (uncredited)
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Robert Malcolm

Jim - Townsman (uncredited)
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Knox Manning

Radio Broadcaster (uncredited)
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Frank Marlowe

Moving Man (uncredited)
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Thomas Martin

Waiter (uncredited)
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Paul Maxey

Man in Hall Outside Stringer's Office (uncredited)
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Mickey McGuire

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Frank McLure

Townsman (uncredited)
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Bert Moorhouse

Newspaper Man (uncredited)
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Philip Morris

Townsman (uncredited)
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Forbes Murray

Minister (uncredited)
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William Newell

Radio Comic in Montage (uncredited)
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Ken Niles

Reporter (uncredited)
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William H. O'Brien

Townsman (uncredited)
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Anne O'Neal

Naturally Nosey Lady (uncredited)
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Garry Owen

Cigar Counter Clerk (uncredited)
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Eddie Parks

Bookkeeper (uncredited)
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Vic Perrin

Elevator Starter (uncredited)
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Lee Phelps

City Council Member (uncredited)
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'Snub' Pollard

Townsman (uncredited)
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Cyril Ring

Newspaper Man (uncredited)
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John Sheehan

Mailman (uncredited)
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Harry Tenbrook

Shoe Shine Customer (uncredited)
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Jim Toney

Joe (uncredited)
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Arthur Tovey

Townsman (uncredited)
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Emmett Vogan

Minister (uncredited)
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Nella Walker

Grandview Citizen (uncredited)
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Ray Walker

Stringer's Associate (uncredited)
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Eddy Waller

New Citizen in Crowd (uncredited)
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Bobby Warde

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Billy Wayne

Reporter (uncredited)
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Dick Wessel

Moving Man (uncredited)
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Lee 'Lasses' White

Shoe Shine Man (uncredited)
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Joe Yule

Radio Comic in Montage (uncredited)
Crew
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William A. Wellman

Director
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Robert Riskin

Writer
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Joseph Krumgold

Writer
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Disc Releases
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Magic Town

(Blu-ray)

4/23/2013

Disc Title Front Cover

Magic Town

(DVD)

4/23/2013

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