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Cast & Crew

Morton DaCosta
Director
Robert Preston
As Harold Hill
Shirley Jones
As Marian Paroo
Buddy Hackett
As Marcellus Washburn
Ron Howard
As Winthrop Paroo
Hermione Gingold
As Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn
Paul Ford
As Mayor George Shinn
Pert Kelton
As Mrs. Paroo

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The Music Man, a charming 1962 movie, stars Robert Preston as Professor Harold Hill, a smooth-talking con man who swindles small towns by selling them marching band instruments and lessons. In River City, Iowa, he meets his match in librarian Marian Paroo (Shirley Jones), who's not fooled by his charm. Hill's plan to skip town with the money is foiled when he falls for Marian and decides to stay and lead the town's boys in a spectacular marching band performance. The movie features a memorable score and delightful performances, blending comedy, romance, family, and music in a heartwarming tale of love, redemption, and the power of music to bring people together.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Music Man include Almost Angels, Babes in Toyland, The Singing Nun, Little Red Riding Hood and Tom Thumb vs. the Monsters, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Mary Poppins.