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The Music Man

Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' band leader to raise money before he can skip town.

Director

Morton DaCosta

Year

Genre

comedy, family, musical

Box Office

N/A

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 12 nominations total

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Harold Hill

Marian Paroo

Marcellus Washburn

Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn

Hermione Gingold

Mayor George Shinn

Mrs. Paroo

School Board

The Buffalo Bills

Jacey Squires

Winthrop Paroo

Ewart Dunlop

Olin Britt

Bill Spangenberg

Oliver Hix

Tommy Djilas

Zaneeta Shinn

Charlie Cowell

Constable Locke

Mrs. Squires

Maud Dunlop

Alma Hix

Ethel Toffelmier

Avis Grubb

Amaryllis

Monique Vermont

Townsman

Brighton Townsman

Townsman

Townsman

Townsman

Duncan Shyball

Townsman

Police Officer

Charles Alvin Bell

Townsman

Townsman

Jessie Shyball

Jeannine Burnier

Townsman

Townsman

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Townswoman

Beulah Christian

Amy Dakin

Truthful Smith

Dancer

Townsman

Norbert Smith

Gilbert Hawthorne

Townsman

Dancer

Lester Lonnergan

William Fawcett

Townsman

Townsman

Townsman

Buck Harrington

Student

Train Conductor

Townsman

Gracie Shinn

Patty Lee Hilka

Train Passenger

George Hoagland

Townsman

Oscar Jackson

Dancer

Harley MacCauley

Dancer

Salesman on the Train

Harry Joseph

Brighton Townsman

Stella Jackson

Dolly Higgins

Band Member

Townsman

Lila O'Brink

Penelope Martin

Farmer's Wife

Natalie Masters

Student

Townsman

Townsman

Charles McQuary

Dancer

Herbert Malthouse

Farmer

Feril Hawkes

Salesman

Charles Percheskly

Townsman

Townsman

Dewey Malthouse

Band Member

Larry Steven Randel

Townswoman

Townsman

Robert Robinson

Young Drummer Boy

Townsman

Townsman

Townsman

Salesman on the Train

Townsman

Leslie Sketchley

Townsman

Chet Glanville

High School Girl

Townsman

Young Drummer Boy

Jeffrey Mark Wood

Undertaker

Ada Nutting

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Marian Paroo Harold Hill Mrs. Paroo Marcellus Washburn Tommy Djilas Alma Hix Winthrop Paroo Constable Locke Train Conductor Charlie Cowell Ethel Toffelmier Amaryllis Townsman Salesman On Train

Fine-looking animal. - The Music Man

Fine-looking animal.

Good morning. Could you kindly
direct me to the center of town? - The Music Man

Good morning. Could you kindly direct me to the center of to...

Friend, where would l find a good hotel? - The Music Man

Friend, where would l find a good hotel?

Join us at the picnic - The Music Man

Join us at the picnic

It is if you wanna go around in your drawers all day - The Music Man

It is if you wanna go around in your drawers all day

Mr. Squires. Yes. - The Music Man

Mr. Squires. Yes.

This is where I work - The Music Man

This is where I work

What are you selling now - The Music Man

What are you selling now

So now I'm back at the old stand - The Music Man

So now I'm back at the old stand

But I won't like it - The Music Man

But I won't like it

I'll do it but I won't like it. - The Music Man

I'll do it but I won't like it.

Either you are closing your eyes to a situation you do not wish to acknowledge - The Music Man

Either you are closing your eyes to a situation you do not...

Mothers of River City - The Music Man

Mothers of River City

-Did you drop your--?
-No. - The Music Man

-Did you drop your--? -No.

[PLAYS OFF-KEY] - The Music Man

[PLAYS OFF-KEY]

Library open later than usual tonight dear - The Music Man

Library open later than usual tonight dear

And you've got none - The Music Man

And you've got none

Do you think that I'd allow a common masher - The Music Man

Do you think that I'd allow a common masher

I'm having a party on Saturday - The Music Man

I'm having a party on Saturday

Just crossed the state line into Iowa - The Music Man

Just crossed the state line into Iowa

Let's protect our children! - The Music Man

Let's protect our children!

Let's smite that devil
and keep our young boys pure! - The Music Man

Let's smite that devil and keep our young boys pure!

They were followed by rows and rows of the finest virtuosos - The Music Man

They were followed by rows and rows of the finest virtuosos

76 trombones hit the counterpoint - The Music Man

76 trombones hit the counterpoint

Ye gods - The Music Man

What was my other mistake - The Music Man

What was my other mistake

Oh this is a refined operation son - The Music Man

Oh this is a refined operation son

I'm Ethel Tofflemier - The Music Man

I'm Ethel Tofflemier

He wouldn't talk about her if she didn't try turkey talking to him - The Music Man

He wouldn't talk about her if she didn't try...

Pick a little talk a little - The Music Man

Pick a little talk a little

A lump of lead as cold as steel - The Music Man

A lump of lead as cold as steel

[HORSE WHlNNlES] - The Music Man

[HORSE WHlNNlES]

For the virtue I'm too late to save - The Music Man

For the virtue I'm too late to save

I never had a son - The Music Man

I never had a son

This automatically turns your entire face into an amazing embouchure - The Music Man

This automatically turns your entire face into an amazing...

All of the really great cornet players were Irish O'Clark - The Music Man

All of the really great cornet players were Irish ...

Never allow the demands of tomorrow - The Music Man

Never allow the demands of tomorrow

You've a gift of the blarney about you no mistaking that - The Music Man

You've a gift of the blarney about you no mistaking...

Only it's a well known principle that if you keep the flint in one drawer - The Music Man

Only it's a well known principle that if you keep the...

It's indecent to meet boys at the footbridge - The Music Man

It's indecent to meet boys at the footbridge

The Wells Fargo wagon! - The Music Man

The Wells Fargo wagon!

Oh please let it be for me - The Music Man

Oh please let it be for me

You watch your phraseology - The Music Man

You watch your phraseology

Dance Committee meets Tuesdays
at the school. - The Music Man

Dance Committee meets Tuesdays at the school.

La di da di da
Di da - The Music Man

La di da di da Di da

Hurry along, ladies. - The Music Man

Hurry along, ladies.

-Strawberry phosphate, please.
-Right with you. - The Music Man

-Strawberry phosphate, please. -Right with you.

[GlGGLES]
Ye gods! - The Music Man

[GlGGLES] Ye gods!

Great honk - The Music Man

Mr Shinn Your Honor your daughter and I are going steady behind your back - The Music Man

Mr Shinn Your Honor your daughter and I are going steady...

Not one poop out of you - The Music Man

Not one poop out of you

Papa please - The Music Man

I'll settle your hash - The Music Man

I'll settle your hash

By that time my fine young feathered - The Music Man

By that time my fine young feathered

My feathered young my feathered fine - The Music Man

My feathered young my feathered fine

He's slipperier'n a Mississippi - The Music Man

He's slipperier'n a Mississippi

A man can't go back on his principles because personal risk is involved - The Music Man

A man can't go back on his principles because personal...

If I was a buttonhook in well water - The Music Man

If I was a buttonhook in well water

The one thing one must remember - The Music Man

The one thing one must remember

May one call upon you some evening - The Music Man

May one call upon you some evening

I've got to leave word and I can see you ain't the one to leave it with - The Music Man

I've got to leave word and I can see you ain't the...

I've never met a man - The Music Man

I've never met a man

Not on your tintype - The Music Man

Not on your tintype

Not countin' the piano teachers like you he cozies up to - The Music Man

Not countin' the piano teachers like you he cozies up...

The Think System - The Music Man

The Think System

Your knees bend and all - The Music Man

Your knees bend and all

Some other time Maybe tomorrow - The Music Man

Some other time Maybe tomorrow

MARIAN: Mama!
-What?! - The Music Man

MARIAN: Mama! -What?!

ALL:
Shipoopi, Shipoopi, Shipoopi - The Music Man

ALL: Shipoopi, Shipoopi, Shipoopi

Shipoopi, Shipoopi, Shipoopi - The Music Man

Shipoopi, Shipoopi, Shipoopi

Professor Hill-- - The Music Man

Professor Hill--

But I never heard it singing - The Music Man

But I never heard it singing

Marian. - The Music Man

The librarian hasn't felt much like doing research lately - The Music Man

The librarian hasn't felt much like doing research...

Have you seen Professor Hill? - The Music Man

Have you seen Professor Hill?

He's not in there.
Try the livery stable! - The Music Man

He's not in there. Try the livery stable!

Let's go, Greg. - The Music Man

Let's go, Greg.

It's not often I'm at a loss for words-- - The Music Man

It's not often I'm at a loss for words--

I always think there's a band - The Music Man

I always think there's a band

For the first time in my life - The Music Man

For the first time in my life

There was love - The Music Man

MARCELLUS:
Greg! - The Music Man

MARCELLUS: Greg!

Just a minute! - The Music Man

Could you kindly direct me - The Music Man

Could you kindly direct me

Now, think, men. - The Music Man

Now, think, men.

That's my Barney! - The Music Man

That's my Barney!

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Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' band leader to raise money before he can skip town.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Morton DaCosta

Writer: Meredith Willson, Franklin Lacey, Marion Hargrove

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: comedy, family, musical

Year: 1962

MetaScore: 76/100

ImdbRating: 7.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 19 Jun 1962

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 12 nominations total

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