The Music Man Certificate: 
- Duration:
- 146 mins
- Year produced:
- 1962
- Director:
- Morton Da Costa
- Cast:
- Buddy Hackett
- Robert Preston
- Hermione Gingold
The people of River City, Iowa are a simple and god-fearing bunch. As such, they seem the ideal targets for Harold Hill - a charming conman who sets his sights on taking the town’s cash. Preying on their fears of juvenile delinquents, he suggests starting a marching band to keep the town’s youngsters out of trouble. But his plan to take the money and run comes undone when lovely librarian Marian rumbles him – and he falls for her charms...
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- This film has not been rated yet
Reviews
28 August 2008
Georgia from The Disraeli School
This film is a 1962 musical set in a town called River City, about a conman called Harold Hill who wants to create a boy band there and suggests it by saying it will keep the young ones out of trouble ...although he knows nothing about music! He only wants to make money!
This film is really funny and suitable for anyone and everyone. I think it could be understood by anyone!
I really liked this film even though I didn?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t really want to watch this in the beginning but if I didn?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t I would have regretted it because I actually enjoyed it. It was very funny. I especially liked the barber shop quartet as they were very funny as they had been arguing for 15 years and Harold sets them up as a barber shop quartet and that all they would do it was hilarious!
I think it is worth 4 stars as it had a fair amount of humour, romance and action… so everything you expect from a great film. It wasn?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t the best film and I probably wouldn?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t watch it again but I did like it!
Fascinating facts
A much-loved episode of The Simpsons in which the people of Springfield are conned into building a monorail is a direct homage to The Music Man.