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The Music Man

1962 · 151 min

A charming, tuneful slice of small-town Americana that feels like a warm hug, with lively musical numbers and a roguish hero you can't help but root for.

Tagline
The story of that man and his 76 trombones, and the wonderful, wonderful tune he played on every heart in town!
Overview
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • love
  • redemption
  • found family
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, family, music, romance
Directed by
Morton DaCosta
Written by
Marion Hargrove
Starring
Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Ron Howard, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford, Pert Kelton, Timmy Everett
Music
Meredith Willson
Cinematography
Robert Burks
Runtime
151 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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