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- Although the story is set in the Midwest, the film was actually made at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California. Some sets were constructed inside large sound stages, but most of the town scenes were filmed on the Midwest Street backlot which is still standing (although remodeled several times since).
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The film had its premiere in Mason City, Iowa, the home town of Meredith Willson, during the North Iowa Band Festival on June 19, 1962. Reception Alternate theatrical release poster. The film received positive reviews and grossed $14,953,846 at the box office, earning $8.1 million in US theatrical rentals.
- Morton DaCosta
- Meredith Willson, Ray Heindorf
- June 19, 1962
Filming locations Midwest Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA Kings Row, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
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.
- Morton Dacosta
- 55 sec
Aug 27, 2013 · Although the story is set in the Midwest, the film was actually made at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California. Some sets were constructed inside large sound stages, but most of the town scenes were filmed on the Midwest Street backlot which is still standing (although remodeled several times since).
Jul 7, 2014 · Most of The Music Man was filmed on the backlot of Warner Brothers where a complete replica of River City was built on 3 acres. Three months into the filming Shirley Jones discovered she was pregnant with her son, Patrick Cassidy, and that put a little snag into the production.
- The Metzinger Sisters
All the musical instruments in the film were made specially by the Olds Instrument Company in Fullerton, California. After filming, Olds refurbished them and sold them on.
Setting and popular culture references. The Music Man is set in the fictional town of River City, Iowa, in 1912. The town is based in large part on Willson's birthplace, Mason City, Iowa, and many of the musical's characters are based on people that Willson observed in the town. [42]
