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MAGIC TOWN (1947)

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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...

The movie starts from here

Morning, Joe. Another one? In or out?

Out. Rip Smith, Institute of Public Opinion.

Going bust.

Rip Smith. 18th floor, inside office.

Tall man, brown shoes, dark polished

three times a week. 25 cents tip.

Too bad. Nice man.

No wonder he's going bust. Getting public

opinions is a screwy way to make living.

It's not screwy.

Lots of guys clean up. Look at Gallup.

Big corporations pay money

to find out what we think.

- They do?

- Sure. Take this cigar.

People stop buying it. Sales fall.

Manufacturer wants to know why.

I can tell him why in one word.

George, is it true about Rip Smith?

Yes. I saw them moving the furniture out.

Isn't it swell?

Did you hear about Rip?

Mac cancelled his contract.

- Morning.

- They're moving the furniture.

He talked to me about jobs

for some of his people.

What about himself?

Let's grab him before Gallup.

- We've been discussing it.

- What's to discuss?

Henry think we'd be foolish.

- He's the hottest piece of manpower...

- Yes, he's brilliant.

But too much of a dreamer to suit me.

To hear him talk, we're all idiots.

Our method of polling public opinion

is ridiculous.

We're wasting money polling people

all over the country.

- He can do polls at a tenth of the cost.

- Maybe he can.

He's working on a new scheme -

his mathematical miracle -

how to question 50-100 people

perhaps in one town

and find out how

the whole country's thinking.

- If it could be done, he'd make a fortune.

- Lf? He's out of business.

- Because he operated on a shoestring.

- Poppycock.

What makes you think he'd come with us?

He's determined to go it alone.

We'll get him, don't worry.

In his present condition, he's a cinch.

Yes, sir.

Like I said to my wife,

asking too many questions don't pay off.

"When I got your letter, I tested public

opinion on the subject you suggested

"and here's the result - in favour, 69.1,

not in favour, 22.6, don't knows, 8.3..."

We just laid one egg, what are

you hatching now? What are they about?

- Who's that from, Mr Twiddle?

- You're awake?

Frederick Hoopendecker. A schoolteacher.

Shall I go on?

Sergeant Hoopendecker. What a man.

- Handled a bazooka like a toy pistol.

- Shall I go on?

Getting a bunch of ex-doughfeet

to canvas their home towns!

What for?

I'm still hunting for that short cut, Ike.

- Mathematical miracle.

- Shall I go on?

No. I thought I had an idea. File that

with the rest of them, Mr Twiddle.

- Everybody get paid off?

- Uh-huh.

Why don't you give up?

Stop chasing rainbows.

- Go to work for somebody.

- We could put a bowling alley in here.

A lot of good guys got kicked around.

They're not out to capture the world.

A dancing academy maybe. May I?

- Stop it. This is no time to...

- It's good for the soul.

(HE WHISTLES A WALTZ)

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