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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 .
The Music Man: Directed by Morton DaCosta. With Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold. Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' band leader to raise money before he can skip town.
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- Comedy, Family, Musical
- Morton DaCosta
- 1962-06-19
Film Details Genre Musical Adaptation Classic Hollywood Comedy Romance Release Date Jan 1962 Premiere Information Mason City, Iowa, opening: 19 Jun 1962 Production Company Warner Bros. Pictures Country United States Screenplay Information Based on the play The Music Man by Meredith Willson, Franklin Lacey (New York, 19 Dec 1957). Technical ...
- Morton Dacosta, Russell Llewellyn
- Robert Preston
The show's success led to Broadway and West End revivals, a popular 1962 film adaptation and a 2003 television adaptation. The Music Man is frequently produced by both professional and amateur theater companies and is a popular choice for high school and college productions. [1]
- Meredith Willson, Franklin Lacey, Abba Bogin
- 1983
The Music Man. G Released Jun 19, 1962 2h 31m Musical Comedy List. 94% Tomatometer 18 Reviews 85% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings When Harold Hill, a traveling con man, arrives in River City, he ...
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- Morton Dacosta
- G
- Robert Preston
The Music Man, American musical film, released in 1962, that was based on a hit 1957 Broadway show written by Meredith Willson. Harold Hill (played by Robert Preston) is a charismatic con man who arrives in River City, Iowa, in the summer of 1912.
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The Music Man is a musical film that was done right and which, if anything, improves on its well regarded source material. It ranks up there with the all-time great musicals of Hollywood's golden age (and such British marvels such as "Evergreen," which starred the incomparable Jessie Matthews.
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