The Music Man

Name: The Music Man
Director: Morton DaCosta
Released: 1962
Duration: 151 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford

1962 · 151 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 19,814 VOTES · DIR. Morton DaCosta

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 2,138 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:38 All aboard!

00:06:46 ...from another! - Heh-heh.

00:13:28 Anything lowa folk don't have they do without.

00:18:47 Trouble with a capital T and that Rhymes with P and that stands for pool

00:24:25 Do you think that I'd allow A common masher? Now really, Mama!

00:30:24 Good night

00:37:20 ...all came to town on the very same historic day!

00:46:18 That Zaneeta.

00:53:00 This is a refined operation, son.

00:57:21 Balzac!

01:03:31 To make it clear?

01:11:25 ...has a ganglion that reaches the ligature clear down to the apex.

01:16:08 There's one for and one against.

01:22:32 Ye gods!

01:28:28 La di da di da Dida

01:34:04 If I could make you understand-

01:39:15 How everyone knows

01:44:45 You still have to change for the sociable.

01:50:33 Ladies mostly, I thought.

01:55:53 Fifteen minutes.

02:06:31 Marian-

02:13:07 Quiet.

02:20:15 Especially you.

02:31:01 A full octave higher than the score!

Cast & Characters

Robert Preston Harold Hill Shirley Jones Marian Paroo Buddy Hackett Marcellus Washburn Hermione Gingold Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn Paul Ford Mayor George Shinn Pert Kelton Mrs. Paroo The Buffalo Bills School Board Vern Reed Jacey Squires Ron Howard Winthrop Paroo Al Shea Ewart Dunlop

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed2,138

Dialogue density14.2 lines / min

First line00:02:38

Final line02:31:01

Production Record

DirectorMorton DaCosta

LanguageEnglish

Revenue$8,000,000

IMDb votes19,814