The Music Man (1962) A lengthy (2 ½ hour) look at turn of the century America with a traveling salesman arriving by railroad train and selling marching band equipment across the sleepy Midwest. The salesman is con ...
Pros: Preston; Jones and rest of cast; music; dancing; costumes; did I mention Robert Preston? Cons: Some scene transitions feel too bound to stage version
As much as I love movies, I can only think of a handful of films that pull me in to watch them no matter how many times I've seen them. I recently realized that the 1962 musical The Music Man, starring Robert Preston and Shirley Jones, is ...
Pros: The music and dancing Cons: If you're looking for some violence or sex, this ain't it!
"76 Trombones led the big parade, with one hundred and ten cornets close at hand. They were followed by rows and rows of the finest virtuosos, the cream of every famous band." Ok, so this movie is 43 years old and you are thinking, "What in ...
Pros: Great music and a fun story Cons: corny and often more stagy than filmy
The Music Man was one of the first musicals I ever saw performed live. It was magical and funny and an absolutely amazing thing to see. The version I saw involved the Dapper Dans (a barbershop quartet that performed at Disneyland), and a local...
Pros: Robert Preston. Shirley Jones. Hermione Gingold. Paul Ford. Pert Kelton. Gorgeously filmed and staged. Cons: Occasionally a little stagy rather than cinematic.
In just a few minutes, the limo comes to get me, my Isaac Mizrahi dress, and my Louis Vuitton luggage so I can jet off to Wymore, Nebraska, the next stop on my fabulous 'Sink For Your Supper' tour. The infomercial filming is on hiatus while I keep this...
Pros: Some fun numbers and moments throughout Cons: Not enough to justify 150 minutes
The Music Man is cute, but not two-and-a-half hours' worth. The problem probably began with Morton DaCosta, who directed the Broadway show and then produced and directed this movie version. DaCosta directed very few movies other than this one ...
Pros: Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Ron Howard Cons: Whose idea of a small town is this?
Meredith Willson's first show and biggest hit is one of the best movies adapted from a Broadway musical. If all this movie had to offer was Robert Preston recreating his stage role as Harold Hill, it would be essential viewing....
Pros: Great Musical Score and Love Story Cons: Some Of the Movie is really corny
The Music Man is a musical love story that I have adored for years. The combination of Robert Preston as Professor Harold Hill and Shirley Jones as Marian the Librarian is just absolutely breathtaking. Both of them are wonderful actors in their...
Pros: sets, choreography, costumes, Robert Preston Cons: lengthy, supporting characters, some songs
"The Music Man" is a spectacular, big budget production of the hit Broadway musical, with Robert Preston reprising the lead role. The film was also a great commercial success. Seen today, "The Music Man" remains entertaining, with...
Pros: Top notch family entertainment-getting harder to find these days... Cons: nope, not a one.
The first time I saw this movie was years before I ventured into the wonderful world of acting. Who knew that I would one day have the opportunity to play Prof. Hill in a production of The Music Man! This experience re-introduced to the film that I...
Robert Preston was fabulous in this movie, and he wasn't even supposed to be in it! This does give midwesterners a sorry reputation for gullability, but the songs: Lida Rose, POOL (Trouble in River City), Gary, Indiana - all are heart-rendering...
great play, great play....this is a great play with great directors, the best thing to do is sit down and watch this with some popcorn.....this is a very common play performed by high school student from all over, and when professional actors portray...
I have always enjoyed this movie. As an Iowan, I think I can appreciate the humor a little more than people who live in the rest of the country, but The Music Man is equally as appealing to non-Iowans.
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