A con man comes to a Midwestern town with a scam using a boy's marching band program, but things don't go according to plan.
Starring:
Robert Preston as Harold Hill
Shirley Jones as Marian Paroo
Buddy Hackett as Marcellus Washburn
Paul Ford as Mayor George Shinn
Hermione Gingold as Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn
Pert Kelton as Mrs. Paroo
Vern Reed as Jacey Squires
Al Shea as Ewart Dunlop
Bill Spangenberg as Olin Britt
Wayne Ward as Oliver Hix
Timmy Everett as Tommy Djilas
Susan Luckey as Zaneeta Shinn
Ron Howard as Winthrop Paroo
Harry Hickox as Charlie Cowell
Charles Lane as Constable Locke
Adnia Rice as Alma Hix
Peggy Mondo as Ethel Toffelmier
Mary Wickes as Mrs. Squires
Sara Seegar as Maud Dunlop
Ronnie Dapo as Norbert Smith
Jesslyn Fax as Avis Grubb
Monique Vermont as Amaryllis
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Filmed: 1962 - Released: 1962
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