

The Music Man
"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.
Movie Details
Budget
$4.2M
$4,240,000
Revenue
$15.0M
$15,000,000
Languages
English
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Key Crew

Morton DaCosta
Director

Morton DaCosta
Producer
Cast

Robert Preston
Harold Hill

Shirley Jones
Marian Paroo

Buddy Hackett
Marcellus Washburn

Ron Howard
Winthrop Paroo

Hermione Gingold
Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn

Paul Ford
Mayor George Shinn

Pert Kelton
Mrs. Paroo

Timmy Everett
Tommy Djilas

Susan Luckey
Zaneeta Shinn
Peggy Mondo
Ethel

Harry Hickox
Charlie Cowell

Jesslyn Fax
Avis Grubb

Mary Wickes
Mrs. Squires
Monique Vermont
Amaryllis

Charles Lane
Constable

William Fawcett
Lester Lonnergan

Barbara Pepper
Mrs. Hawkes

Max Showalter
Salesman On Train (uncredited)

Hank Worden
Undertaker

Sarah Seegar
Townswoman