Meredith Willson's The music man [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; music and lyrics by Meredith Willson ; screenplay by Marion Hargrove ; produced and directed by Morton DaCosta.
Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford, Ronny (sic) Howard. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1961; released in 1962. Based on Meredith Willson's play The Music Man with his music and lyrics, book written in collaboration with Franklin Lacey.
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Color feature film (151 min.) -- Documentary (30 min.).
Summary:
Silver-tongued con artist Harold Hill hoodwinks the stubborn townsfolk of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boy's band, but his game ultimately and romantically backfires.
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