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The Music Man

Synopsis:

Meredith Wilson's hit 1957 Broadway musical was transferred to the screen in larger-than-life fashion in 1962. Robert Preston repeats his legendary stage performance as fast-talking con man Harold Hill, who goes from town to town selling citizens on starting a "boy's band," then extracts money from them by ordering instruments and uniforms, with the promise that he'll teach the kids how to be musicians. Once he's collected his bankroll, Hill skips town, leaving the kids in the lurch. Looking for new suckers in Iowa, Hill arrives in River City, where he declares that the only way to save the youth of River City from the lure of the poolroom is to organize a boy's band.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Morton Da Costa
  • Studio: Warner Brothers
  • Year: 1962
  • Run Time: 151 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: G
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Musical
  • Filmed in: Color

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