Music Man

     

Music Man1962

Director: Morton Dacosta
Stars: Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Rating: G (General Audience)
Runtime: 177 minutes

When Harold Hill (Robert Preston), a traveling con man, arrives in River City, he convinces the locals to start a band by purchasing the uniforms and instruments from him. His intention is to flee as soon as he receives the money. Librarian Marian P… more »


Marian Paroo:
Do you think that I'd allow a common masher - ? Now, really, mama. I have my standards where men are concerned and I have no intention...

Mrs. Paroo:
I know all about your standards and if you don't mind my sayin' so there's not a man alive who could hope to measure up to that blend of Paul Bunyan, Saint Pat, and Noah Webster you've concocted for yourself out of your Irish imagination, your Iowa stubbornness, and your li'berry full of books!

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