Comedy ·Family ·Music ·Romance · United States of America · 1962 · 2h 31m

The Music Man

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Director
Morton DaCosta
Cast
Robert Preston as Harold Hill Shirley Jones as Marian Paroo Buddy Hackett as Marcellus Washburn Ron Howard as Winthrop Paroo Hermione Gingold as Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn Paul Ford as Mayor George Shinn
Crew
Robert Burks — Director of Photography William H. Ziegler — Editor Meredith Willson — Original Music Composer Marion Hargrove — Screenplay Meredith Willson — Story Franklin Lacey — Story
Tagline

The story of that man and his 76 trombones, and the wonderful, wonderful tune he played on every heart in town!

Synopsis

Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' bandleader to raise money before he can skip town.

Trailer The Music Man — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
hustleriowacon manpiano lessonsmusicalbased on play or musicalmarching bandparademidwesttrombonestraveling salesmanmoral reformation
Key Collaborators
Morton DaCosta Director Robert Burks Director of Photography William H. Ziegler Editor Meredith Willson Original Music Composer Marion Hargrove Screenplay Meredith Willson Story Franklin Lacey Story Morton DaCosta Producer Dorothy Jeakins Costume Design
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