The music man

Hargrove, Marion, 1919-2003 (Added Author). DaCosta, Morton, 1914-1989 (Added Author). Ziegler, William. (Added Author). Preston, Robert, 1918-1987 (Added Author). Jones, Shirley, 1934- (Added Author). Hackett, Buddy, 1924-2003 (Added Author). Gingold, Hermione, 1897-1987 (Added Author). Ford, Paul, 1901-1976 (Added Author). Howard, Ron, 1954- (Added Author). Lane, Charles, 1905-2007 (Added Author). Willson, Meredith, 1902-1984 Music man. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) (Added Author). Warner Bros. Entertainment (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford, Ronny Howard, Charles Lane. (Cast).

Summary: A con man in the guise of a traveling salesman gets off the train in River City, Iowa. He convinces the town to finance a children's marching band instead of a pool hall. Special features include: 'Right Here in River City' Documentary and Introduction by Shirley Jones.

Record details

ISBN: 0780663888
ISBN: 9780780663886
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (151 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1962. Disc label states playing time as 176 min. Special features: Cast & Crew ; featurette Right here in River City: The making of Meredith Willson's The music man, Introduction by Shirley Jones; Theatrical trailer ; Winthrop Paroo.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Robert Burks ; film editor, William Ziegler ; orchestrations by Ray Heindorf, Frank Comstock, Gus Levene ; music supervised and conducted by Ray Heindorf ; choreographer, Onna White.
Participant or Performer Note:	Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford, Ronny Howard, Charles Lane.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: G; Canadian home video rating: G.
System Details Note:	DVD; dual-layer format; Region 1; Dolby digital surround 5.1; "letterbox" widescreen format.
Language Note:	English dialogue; English or French subtitles. Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Winner (tie), Best Film - Musical Comedy, 1962 Golden Globes ; Winner, Best Music Adaptation or Treatment (Ray Heindorf), 1962 Academy Awards