Directed by William A. Wellman in 1947. Rip Smith, an opinion pollster, has just found a little mathematical miracle: Grandview, U.S.A. This town, according to the polls he has studied, is a perfect mirror of U.S. opinions. If he could, incognito, obtain the opinion of Grandview's inhabitants on any determined subject, he will be able to sell these informations at a great price to his clients.
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So, one day, Rip arrives in Grandview posing as an insurance agent. Thanks to his socializing and his charm, Rip is soon accepted by Grandview whose inhabitants don't know how to thank him for having accepted to train, successfully, the local basketball team. When Mary Peterman, the editor of the only newspaper in town, tries to convince the town council to build a Civic Center in Grandview, Rip advises the council not to change anything in its manner of running Grandview, for fear that the least change, political or economical, might modify the ideal balance of opinions present in the city. Rip and Mary fall in love but Mary, one evening, discovers the true activity of Rip and decides to reveal the whole thing in her newspaper.
Soon, thousands of people arrive in Grandview which has become now the ideal city to live in for many Americans. Notoriety and money however will be Grandview's ruin because the first opinion poll organized in Grandview will give completely unrealistic results compared to those of Gallup. People leave town at once and Rip Smith, who had become very fond of this community which had welcomed him with opened arms, returns to Grandview to find a way to restore confidence among the inhabitants of Grandview.
The review of this Movie prepared by Daniel Staebler
