Based on the broadway musical The music man by Meredith Willson. Originally released as a motion picture in 1961. Special feature: Right here in River City: the making of Meredith Willson's "The Music man." Playing time on disc listed as 176 min. Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford, Ron Howard.
Summary:
Meredith Willson's Broadway play is brought to the screen in this musical featuring Preston as Professor Harold Hill, a con artist whose schemes are unmasked by the lovely librarian, Marian (Jones).
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