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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 .
He is perhaps best known for writing the book, music, and lyrics for the 1957 hit Broadway musical The Music Man [2] and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" (1951). Willson wrote three other musicals, two of which appeared on Broadway, [3] and composed symphonies and popular songs.
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
The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naïve Midwestern townsfolk, promising to train the members of the new band.
- Meredith Willson, Franklin Lacey, Abba Bogin
- 1983
The Music Man, American musical film, released in 1962, that was based on a hit 1957 Broadway show written by Meredith Willson. Harold Hill (played by Robert Preston) is a charismatic con man who arrives in River City, Iowa, in the summer of 1912.
- Lee Pfeiffer
The Music Man (1962) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Music Man "Montgomery Ward" is the name of the world's first mail order business, founded in 1872 by Aaron Montgomery Ward, and which went out of business in 2001. Robert Preston , who had played the lead role on Broadway, wasn't even offered the film until Cary Grant had turned it down, famously replying, "Not only will I not play it, but ...
