The Music Man
“The story of that man and his 76 trombones, and the wonderful, wonderful tune he played on every heart in town!”
Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' bandleader to raise money before he can skip town.
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Cast
33 people
Robert Preston
Harold Hill
Known for
The Last Starfighter
Victor/Victoria
Shirley Jones
Marian Paroo
Known for
Over the Garden Wall
Oklahoma!
Buddy Hackett
Marcellus Washburn
Known for
The Little Mermaid
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Ron Howard
Winthrop Paroo
Known for
American Graffiti
Happy Days
Hermione Gingold
Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn
Known for
Gigi
Bell, Book and Candle
Paul Ford
Mayor George Shinn
Known for
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Pert Kelton
Mrs. Paroo
Also in
Annie Oakley
Bed of Roses
Timmy Everett
Tommy Djilas
Susan Luckey
Zaneeta Shinn
Known for
Carousel
Peggy Mondo
Ethel
Known for
Who's Minding the Store?
Harry Hickox
Charlie Cowell
Known for
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Jesslyn Fax
Avis Grubb
Known for
Rear Window
The Family Jewels
Morton DaCosta Director · Marion Hargrove Screenplay Meredith Willson Story
Worldwide gross $15M · Budget $4.2M · United States release June 19, 1962
Box office
Budget
$4,240,000
Worldwide gross
$15,000,000
Gross vs. budget
3.5×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 19, 1962
Theatrical
Argentina
December 4, 1963 · Theatrical
Denmark
June 8, 1964 · Theatrical
Finland
May 17, 1963 · Theatrical
Germany
January 18, 1976 · TV
Ireland
August 10, 1962 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 22, 1964 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 21, 1962 · Theatrical
Spain
July 17, 1963 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 25, 1963 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 12, 1962 · Theatrical
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