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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 .
- Morton DaCosta
- Meredith Willson, Ray Heindorf
- June 19, 1962
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
- 164
- 55 sec
Jul 28, 2022 · The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill (Robert Preston reprising the role he created on the Great White Way), as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His ...
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Music Man, The (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Iowa Stubborn Just arrived on the train from Illinois, after an opening number confirming the disdain of other traveling salesmen for his scorched-earth methods, un-credentialed music professor Henry Hill (Robert Preston) hears from the folk of River City, Io-way about their own predisposition, in the hit Warner Bros. adaptation of the Meredith Willson ...
- 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.
- Meredith Willson, Franklin Lacey, Abba Bogin
- Meredith Willson
- 1983
- Meredith Willson, Franklin Lacey
music conductor / music supervisor / orchestrator Charles Henderson ... vocal arrangements Gus Levene ... orchestrator Vince De Rosa ... musician: french horn (uncredited) Herbert Greene ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
A silly patriotic tableau is presented. Tommy Djilas ( Timmy Everett ), a teenage boy, sets off a firecracker, right behind the Mayor's wife, causing a ruckus. Amidst all the silly goings on, Harold Hill gets up and complains about the pool table. He is joined by others, and egged on by Marcellus.
