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  1. The Music Man. Directed by: Morton DaCosta. Starring: Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford, Ron Howard. Genres: Musical, Comedy, Family, Music. Rated the #88 best film of 1962, and #6983 in the greatest all-time movies (according to RYM users).

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    • Morton Dacosta
  2. In this story, Meredith Wilson used his personal knowledge of the people and ways-of-thinking of Iowa to ground a charming and genial fantasy about music-course salesman Harold Hill firmly within its milieu--one of a group of U.S minds in need of more imagination.

  3. Sep 10, 2012 · Overlong but generally faithful and entertaining screen version of Meredith Willson's Broadway hit, with Preston in fine form as the con-man whose bogus music professor enlivens a small Iowa...

  4. 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
  5. 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.

  6. Recent reviews. A con man comes to an Iowa town with a scam using a boy's marching band program, but things don't go according to plan.

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  8. My ★★★★★ review of The Music Man on Letterboxd https://boxd.it/1MFXG3. What a fantastic picture! Robert Preston is perfect as Harrold Hill, it's hard to believe they wanted to cast anyone else. The entire cast has such amazing chemistry. This is my second favorite musical after West Side Story.

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