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An ambitious pollster finds a small town whose citizens' opinions accurately reflect those of America at large. On discovering this oddity in the darling town of Grandview, Smith plots to exploit this mathematical miracle. Posing as an insurance salesman along with his two sidekicks, Ike Sloan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Webb, Roy, 1888-1982 (Composer)
Corporate Author:	Olive Films (distribution company.)
Other Authors:	Riskin, Robert (Screenwriter), Stewart, James G., 1907-1997 (Actor), Wyman, Jane, 1917-2007 (Actor), Ford, Wallace, 1898-1966 (Actor), Smith, Kent, 1907-1985 (Actor), Toomey, Regis, 1898-1991 (Actor), Sparks, Ned, 1883-1957 (Actor), Biroc, Joseph, 1903-1996 (director of photography.)
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	English
Published:	©2013
Subjects:	Public opinion > Drama. Small cities > Drama. Impostors and imposture > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Impostors and imposture. Man-woman relationships. Public opinion. Small cities. Fiction films. Feature films. Drama.

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Summary:	An ambitious pollster finds a small town whose citizens' opinions accurately reflect those of America at large. On discovering this oddity in the darling town of Grandview, Smith plots to exploit this mathematical miracle. Posing as an insurance salesman along with his two sidekicks, Ike Sloan and Mr. Twiddle, he romances the local newspaper editor while trying to keep her from discovering his true intentions.
Item Description:	Full screen (1.37:1) Originally released as a motion picture in 1947. Based on a story by Robert Riskin and Joseph Krum Gold. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Blu-ray Disc ; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:	Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:	Musical score, Roy Webb ; director of photography, Joseph F. Biroc ; film editors, Sherman Todd and Richard G. Wray.