Product Details

• Actors: James Stewart, Jane Wyman, Kent Smith, Ned Sparks, Wallace Ford
• Directors: William A. Wellman
• Writers: Robert Riskin, Joseph Krumgold
• Producers: William A. Wellman, Robert Riskin
• Format: Black & White, EP, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Republic Pictures
• VHS Release Date: April 15, 1997
• Run Time: 103 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6300208702
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #215,559 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 1947's Magic Town Has Magic in 2000., February 4, 2000

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The Sage of Second Street (Long Beach, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magic Town [VHS] (VHS Tape)

"Magic Town" is a romantic comedy set in a charming "typically American" small town in the years immediately following World War II. What makes the film startlingly timely is the profession of leading man Jimmy Stewart's character which turns out to be political polling. Coming this close to the New Hampshire primaries, when so many people are looking to that small New England locale as a kind of "Magic State," the 1947 insights of this William Wellman film make it even more fun to watch today. (It's also a reminder of what an ingratiating actress Jane Wyman was in her prime.)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but it's no "Wonderful Life", February 16, 2000

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Alan R. Holyoak - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magic Town [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Magic Town is an interesting show. Pollsters find a small town that has a population whose opinions reflect those of the entire nation. The pollsters then go secretely about collecting their data, which they use to represent public opinion.

Things go just swell until the residents find out how valuable their opinions are, and things fall apart; for the pollster's jobs, for their personal lives, and for the town itself.

This movie is well worth the time spent to watch it...but you need to know that "Magic Town" lacks much of the movie magic of other period situation comedy films, such as "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," "It's a Wonderful Life," "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town," and "My Girl Friday."

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Magic Town, April 19, 2009

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Walter Katai - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Magic Town (DVD)

I purchased this product not realizing that it was coming from the UK Region 2 (silly me for not knowing what that meant) and therefore is not viewable on my BluRay DVD player due to the incompatible format. It is surprising to me that such a jewel of a movie that is a product of Hollywood is not available on DVD in the US. Go figure.