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Magic Town [DVD] [1947]
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Language:English
: Program Type:Movie
: Screen Format:Black & White
: Studio:Olive Films
: Region Code:1
: Sound Features:monaural
: Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
: Format:DVD
: Product Name:Magic Town [DVD] [1947]
: Product Tags:DVD
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. James Stewart plays Rip Smith, a cynical pollster who comes across a small American town named Grandview, which represents a ""perfect"" balance of ethnic types, professions, political beliefs, and personal opinions (a parody of the then-current ""Middletown"" study). Smith publicizes this discovery, leading to a barrage of media attention and an onslaught of get-rich-quick entrepreneurs. Not surprisingly, all of this has an adverse effect on the heretofore ""average"" citizens of Grandview; it also seriously threatens Smith's blossoming romance with local girl Mary Peterman (Jane Wyman), who feels that her friends and neighbors are being used, exploited, and in some cases, corrupted. The satirical thrust of the film bogs down into sentimentality toward the end, but it's fun while it lasts. One of the colorful supporting characters is played by screwball-comedy favorite Donald Meek, who died during production, necessitating a number of hasty and not altogether successful rewrites. Though it pleases audiences today, Magic Town was a financial disappointment in 1947, prompting James Stewart to seek out ""tougher"" and more challenging roles to restore his box-office appeal.~Hal Erickson
Name : E.J. Ballantine: Role : Moody
Name : James Stewart: Role : Lawrence ""Rip"" Smith
Name : Jane Wyman: Role : Mary Peterman
Name : Mary Currier: Role : Mrs. Frisby
Name : Julia Dean: Role : Mrs. Wilton
Name : Ann Doran: Role : Mrs. Weaver
Name : Ned Sparks: Role : Ike Sloan
Name : Wallace Ford: Role : Lou Dicketts
Name : Regis Toomey: Role : Ed Weaver
Name : Howard Freeman: Role : Richard Nickleby
Name : William Wellman: Role : Director
Name : Robert Riskin: Role : Producer
Name : Robert Riskin: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Joseph Biroc: Role : Cinematographer
Name : Constantin Bakaleinikoff: Role : Musical Direction/Supervision
Name : Roy Webb: Role : Composer (Music Score)
Name : Richard G. Wray: Role : Editor
Name : Sherman Todd: Role : Editor
Name : Lionel Banks: Role : Production Designer
Name : George Sawley: Role : Set Designer
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: Program Type:Movie
: Screen Format:Black & White
: Studio:Olive Films
: Region Code:1
: Sound Features:monaural
: Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
: Format:DVD
: Product Name:Magic Town [DVD] [1947]
: Product Tags:DVD
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. James Stewart plays Rip Smith, a cynical pollster who comes across a small American town named Grandview, which represents a ""perfect"" balance of ethnic types, professions, political beliefs, and personal opinions (a parody of the then-current ""Middletown"" study). Smith publicizes this discovery, leading to a barrage of media attention and an onslaught of get-rich-quick entrepreneurs. Not surprisingly, all of this has an adverse effect on the heretofore ""average"" citizens of Grandview; it also seriously threatens Smith's blossoming romance with local girl Mary Peterman (Jane Wyman), who feels that her friends and neighbors are being used, exploited, and in some cases, corrupted. The satirical thrust of the film bogs down into sentimentality toward the end, but it's fun while it lasts. One of the colorful supporting characters is played by screwball-comedy favorite Donald Meek, who died during production, necessitating a number of hasty and not altogether successful rewrites. Though it pleases audiences today, Magic Town was a financial disappointment in 1947, prompting James Stewart to seek out ""tougher"" and more challenging roles to restore his box-office appeal.~Hal Erickson
Name : E.J. Ballantine: Role : Moody
Name : James Stewart: Role : Lawrence ""Rip"" Smith
Name : Jane Wyman: Role : Mary Peterman
Name : Mary Currier: Role : Mrs. Frisby
Name : Julia Dean: Role : Mrs. Wilton
Name : Ann Doran: Role : Mrs. Weaver
Name : Ned Sparks: Role : Ike Sloan
Name : Wallace Ford: Role : Lou Dicketts
Name : Regis Toomey: Role : Ed Weaver
Name : Howard Freeman: Role : Richard Nickleby
Name : William Wellman: Role : Director
Name : Robert Riskin: Role : Producer
Name : Robert Riskin: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Joseph Biroc: Role : Cinematographer
Name : Constantin Bakaleinikoff: Role : Musical Direction/Supervision
Name : Roy Webb: Role : Composer (Music Score)
Name : Richard G. Wray: Role : Editor
Name : Sherman Todd: Role : Editor
Name : Lionel Banks: Role : Production Designer
Name : George Sawley: Role : Set Designer
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