The Music Man
Jun 19 1962
•3h 31m
•Comedy, Family, Music, Romance
A con man comes to an Iowa town with a scam using a boy's marching band program, but things don't go according to plan.
Cast
See allRobert Preston
Harold Hill
Shirley Jones
Marian Paroo
Buddy Hackett
Marcellus Washburn
Ron Howard
Winthrop Paroo
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