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Robert Preston stars as Harold Hill, a con man who poses as a music teacher to swindle a small town in Iowa. Shirley Jones plays Marian Paroo, the librarian who falls for him, in this Oscar-winning adaptation of the Broadway musical.
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- Comedy, Family, Musical
- Morton DaCosta
- 1962-06-19
The Music Man is a 1962 American musical film directed and produced by Morton DaCosta, based on Meredith Willson's 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, which DaCosta also directed. Robert Preston reprises the title role from the stage version, starring alongside Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Ronny Howard, and Paul Ford.
Find out who starred in the classic musical film The Music Man, directed by Morton DaCosta and based on the stage show by Meredith Willson. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, and other crew members on IMDb.
When Harold Hill, a traveling con man, arrives in River City, he convinces the locals to start a band by purchasing the uniforms and instruments from him. His intention is to flee as soon as he...
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- Morton Dacosta
- G
- Robert Preston
A con man posing as a music professor tries to swindle a small town in Iowa, but falls in love with the librarian. The web page provides a detailed summary of the movie's plot, characters, songs, and themes.
The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naïve Midwestern townsfolk, promising to train the members of the new band. Harold is no musician, however, and plans to skip town without giving any music lessons.
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