Rent The Music Man (1962)
3.9 of 5 from 54 ratings
2h 25min
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- Synopsis:
"The Music Man", the joyful film of the 1,375-performance Broadway smash, remains a skyburst of Americana as irresistible as 4th of July fireworks. Robert Preston recreates his Tony-winning Broadway triumph as "Profesor" Harold Hill, a con artist arriving in River City. Iowa, to form a boys band, much to the early disapproval...and later delight of town librarian and piano teacher Marian Paroo (Shirley Jones). Buddy Hacket, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford and 7-year-old Ron Howard (onceTV's Opie, now one of Hollywood's hottest directors) co-star. Meredith Willson's sassy, brassy score, with hits like the rambunctious 'Yo Got Trouble', the tender 'Till There Was You' and the untoppable 'Seventy-Sic Trombones', is orchestrated to Oscar-winning effects by Ray Heindorf. - Actors:
- Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford, Pert Kelton, The Buffalo Bills, Vern Reed, Ron Howard, Al Shea, Bill Spangenberg, Wayne Ward, Timmy Everett, Susan Luckey, Harry Hickox, Charles Lane, Mary Wickes, Sara Seegar, Adnia Rice, Peggy Mondo
- Directors:
- Morton DaCosta
- Producers:
- Morton Da Costa
- Writers:
- Meredith Willson, Franklin Lacey, Marion Hargrove
- Others:
- Ray Heindorf, Dorothy Jeakins, George James Hopkins, Paul Groesse, George R. Groves, William Ziegler
- Aka:
- Meredith Willson's The Music Man
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Classics, Comedy, Music & Musicals, Romance
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Film Weddings: Part 2, Award Winners, Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 2, The Biggest Oscar Snubs: Part 1, The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Ron Howard
- Awards:
1963 Oscar Best Music Scoring of Music Adaptation or Treatment
