Magic Town
A poll organiser settles in a small town whose occupants have an uncanny gift for being right. He is exposed by the girl he loves, but when the publicity has died down they settle down.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Lawrence 'Rip' Smith James Stewart
- Mary Peterman Jane Wyman
- Frederick Hoopendecker Kent Smith
- Ike Sloan Ned Sparks
- Lou Dicketts Wallace Ford
- Ed Weaver Regis Toomey
- Mrs Weaver Ann Doran
- Mr Twiddle Donald Meek
- Ben Moody E.J. Ballantine
- Ma Peterman Ann Shoemaker
- Hank Nickleby Mickey Kuhn
- Richard Nickleby Howard Freeman
- mayor Harry Holman
- Mrs Frisby Mary Currier
- Bob Peterman Mickey Roth
- Birch Frank Fenton
- Senator Wilton George Irving
- Charlie Stringer Selmer Jackson
- Dickey, the reporter Robert Dudley
- Mrs Wilton Julia Dean
- Dingle Joel Friedkin
- Hodges Paul Scardon
- bus driver George Chandler
- Quincy, school janitor Frank Darien
- Sam Fuller Larry Wheat
- Shorty Jimmy Crane
- Junior Dicketts Richard Belding
- Benny Danny Mummert
- [old timer] Lee 'Lasses' White
- [man with offensive cigar] Garry Owen
- [Henry] Griff Barnett
- [fat man in hallway] Paul Maxey
- [pollster in Stringer's office] Ray Walker
- [mover] Tom Kennedy
- [mover] Dick Wessel
- [mover] William Haade
- [mayor's secretary] Edna Holland
- [councillor] Lee Phelps
- [soda jerk] Tom Fadden
- [postman] John Ince
- LIFE editor Robert Riskin
- [nosey woman] Anne O'neal
- [newcomer] Dick Elliott
- [newcomer asking questions] Eddy C. Waller
- [Helga] Anna Q. Nilsson
- [man in crowd, behind the Weavers] Edward Keane
- [reverend] Emmett Vogan
- [grey-haired man in crowd] Edgar Dearing
- [electrician] Wheaton Chambers
- [bookkeeper] Eddie Parks
- [townsman] Snub Pollard
Credits
Direction
- Directed by William A. Wellman
- [2nd Unit Director] William Watson
- Assistant Director Arthur S. Black
- [Assistant Director] Stanley Goldsmith
Production
- Production Company Robert Riskin Productions
- Production Company RKO Radio Pictures
- Produced by Robert Riskin
- General Manager William S. Holman
Writing
- Written by Robert Riskin
- Based on a story by Robert Riskin
- Based on a story by Joseph Krumgold
Photography
- Director of Photography Joseph Biroc
Editing
- Montage by William Hornbeck
- Film Editor Sherman Todd
- Film Editor Richard G. Wray
- [Film Editor] Otho Lovering
Design
- Production Design Lionel Banks
- Set Decorations George Sawley
- [Illustrator] Howard Richmond
Costumes
- Costumes for Miss Wyman Milo Anderson
Music
- Musical Score Roy Webb
- Musical Director C. Bakaleinikoff
Sound
- Sound by John Tribby
- Sound by Terry Kellum
