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Fast-talking salesman comes to a small town in Iowa to organize a boys' band and inadvertently falls in love with a librarian. Oscar nominee for Best Picture features terrific score!
Original Release
06/19/1962
US Release
06/19/1962
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Buddy Hackett | Marcellus Washburn |
| Robert Preston | Harold Hill |
| Ron Howard | Winthrop Paroo |
| Shirley Jones | Marian Paroo |
| Pert Kelton | Mrs. Paroo |
| Hermione Gingold | Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn |
| Paul Ford | Mayor George Shinn |
| Timmy Everett | Tommy Djilas |
| Susan Luckey | Zaneeta Shinn |
| Peggy Mondo | Ethel Toffelmier / Ethel |
Directors
Writers
Marion Hargrove, Meredith Willson, Franklin Lacey
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Buddy Hackett | Marcellus Washburn |
| Robert Preston | Harold Hill |
| Ron Howard | Winthrop Paroo |
| Shirley Jones | Marian Paroo |
| Pert Kelton | Mrs. Paroo |
| Hermione Gingold | Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn |
| Paul Ford | Mayor George Shinn |
| Timmy Everett | Tommy Djilas |
| Susan Luckey | Zaneeta Shinn |
| Peggy Mondo | Ethel Toffelmier / Ethel |
| Harry Hickox | Charlie Cowell |
| Jesslyn Fax | Avis Grubb |
| Mary Wickes | Mrs. Squires |
| Monique Vermont | Amaryllis |
| Charles Lane | Constable Locke / Constable |
| William Fawcett | Lester Lonnergan |
| Barbara Pepper | Mrs. Hawkes / Feril Hawkes |
| Max Showalter | Salesman on the Train / Salesman On Train |
| Hank Worden | Undertaker |
| Sara Seegar | Maud Dunlop / Townswoman |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Morton DaCosta | Producer |
| Joel Freeman | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1963 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
| 1963 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color | Nominated |
| 1963 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Color | Nominated |
| 1963 | Oscar | Best Sound | Nominated |
| 1963 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Nominated |
| 1963 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment | Won |
| 1963 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Musical | Won |
| 1963 | Golden Globe | Best Actress - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1963 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1963 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 1963 | Golden Globe | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1963 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score | Nominated |
