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Title:

The music man (DVD) [videorecording (DVD)] / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; music and lyrics by Meredith Willson ; screenplay by Marion Hargrove ; produced and directed by Morton DaCosta.

Format:

[videorecording (DVD)] /

Edition:

Widescreen format; special ed.

Publisher:

Warner Home Video,

Copyright Date:

1999, c1961

Description:

1 videodisc (151 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Marching bands.--Drama.
Traveling sales personnel--Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Marching bands.--Fiction.
Traveling sales personnel.--Fiction.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Sales personnel.--Drama.
Sales personnel.--Fiction.
Musical films.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Videodiscs.

Other Authors:

Preston, Robert, 1913-1987.
Jones, Shirley, 1934 Mar. 31-
Hackett, Buddy, 1924-
Gingold, Hermione, 1897-
Ford, Paul, 1901-1976.
Howard, Ron.
Willson, Meredith, 1902-
Hargrove, Marion, 1919-
DaCosta, Morton, 1914-
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Warner Bros. Pictures.

Notes:

Based on the musical play by Meredith Willson. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1962. "Enhanced for widescreen TVs"--Container. Includes "Right here in River City : the making of Meredith Willson's The music man", introduction by Shirley Jones, production notes and theatrical trailers for The music man and The unsinkable Molly Brown. Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford, Ron Howard.

Summary:

A musical instrument salesman posing as a professor arrives in a small town and drums up business by convincing the townspeople to start a boys' band.

Locations:

SPPE104 -- Independence Public Library (Independence)