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The Music Man (1962)
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A con man comes to a Midwestern town with a scam using a boy's marching band program, but things don't go according to plan. Director:Morton DaCostaWriters:Meredith Willson (based on: "The Music Man"), Franklin Lacey (written in collaboration with), and 1 more credit » |
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Hermione Gingold | ... | |
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Paul Ford | ... | |
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Pert Kelton | ... | |
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Timmy Everett | ... | |
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Susan Luckey | ... | |
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Winthrop Paroo
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Harry Hickox | ... | |
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| Mary Wickes | ... | ||
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Sara Seegar | ... | |
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Adnia Rice | ... | |
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Storyline
Confidence man Harold Hill arrives at staid River City intending to cheat the community with his standard scam of offering to equip and train a boy's marching band, then skip town with the money since he has no music skill anyway. Things go awry when he falls for a librarian he tries to divert from exposing him while he inadvertently enriches the town with a love of music. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
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The story of that man and his 76 trombones, and the wonderful, wonderful tune he played on every heart in town!Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Meredith Willson's The Music Man See more »Filming Locations:
Kings Row, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA See more »Box Office
Gross:
$14,953,846 (USA)Company Credits
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4-Track Stereo (RCA Sound Recording)Color:
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2.35 : 1
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Mayor Shinn: Not one poop out of you, Madame!
Mrs. Shinn: [turning to Zaneeta] I think he means "peep"!
Mayor Shinn: [looks back] *Yes!*
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name, and in Meredith Willson's name (the first time it appears onscreen)
are formed by a miniaturized, stop-motion animated marching band, who also
form themselves into musical instruments on which the rest of the opening
credits appear. See more »
(1957) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson
Performed by Robert Preston See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
During the "Lida Rose"/"Will I Ever Tell You" duet both Mrs. Paroo (Pert Kelton) and the lead singer of The Buffalo Bills (Vern Reed) are in rocking chairs. They are synchronized throughout much of the song, starting, stopping and rocking together. This is only visible in the wide screen version. See more »Goofs
Crew or equipment visible: Lights and camera equipment seen in the store windows during the "Wells Fargo Wagon" song number. See more »Quotes
Mrs. Shinn: Now, George!Mayor Shinn: Not one poop out of you, Madame!
Mrs. Shinn: [turning to Zaneeta] I think he means "peep"!
Mayor Shinn: [looks back] *Yes!*
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Crazy Credits
The letters in the film's title, in producer-director Morton da Costa'sname, and in Meredith Willson's name (the first time it appears onscreen)
are formed by a miniaturized, stop-motion animated marching band, who also
form themselves into musical instruments on which the rest of the opening
credits appear. See more »
Soundtracks
"Gary, Indiana"(1957) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson
Performed by Robert Preston See more »
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