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Other InformationPlot SummaryProfessor Harold Hill likes a challenge and when the other salesmen on the train west tell him that Iowa is the biggest test of all of sales ability, he gets off at River City. We know it`s the 20th century there, only because of a reference in one o... TaglineThe story of that man and his 76 trombones, and the wonderful, wonderful tune he played on every heart in town! Related MoviesThe Music Man [Version of] (Year of movie: 2003) DiscographySinglesRustle of Spring 76 Trombones Till There Was You Pick a Little, Talk a Little/Goodnight, Ladies Gary, Indiana Lida Rose/Will I Ever Tell You Wells Fargo Wagon Being in Love Marian The Librarian Shipoopi Sadder But Wiser Girl For Me Sincere Ya Got Trouble/76 Trombones Goodnight, My Someone Piano Lesson/If You Don`t Mind My Saying So Ya Got Trouble |
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The Music Man (1962) was nominated for the following awards:
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Trivia and QuotesTrivia Before starring in the musical The Music Man (1962), Robert Preston had not only never appeared in a musical before, he had never sung a note before. Robert Preston, who had played the lead role on Broadway, wasn`t even offered the film until Cary Grant had turned it down. The Music Man opened at the Majestic Theater on December 19, 1957 and ran for 1375 performances. Robert Preston, Pert Kelton and the Buffalo Bills reprise their roles in the movie. Shirley Jones learned she was pregnant with her son Patrick once the filming of had begun. She met with director Morton DaCosta over lunch to tell him of the situation. Her concern was that she would begin "showing" during its filming. He assured her that they could work through it with costumes and also by filming her from the waist up, if necessary. He did have one request, however: that she tell no one about it. Robert Preston did figure it out before filming had concluded, however, when Shirley`s character, Marion, and his character, Professor Hill, kissed for the first time in the romantic footbridge scene. He leaned in for the kiss and jumped back, asking her, "What was that?" to which she replied, "That is Patrick Cassidy! Say, `Hello!` " Years later, her son Patrick had the opportunity to meet Preston. He walked up and introduced himself saying, "Hello. I`m `Patrick Cassidy` (I)`." Preston replied, "Yes, I know. We`ve already met." Even though Robert Preston had played the role of Harold Hill on Broadway, Frank Sinatra was Warner Bros` personal choice to play the role in the movie. However, Meredith Willson told them, "No Robert Preston, no movie". When Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn (Hermione Gingold) is performing in the "spectacle" with her schoolchildren, she says "Now count to twenty in the Indian tongue...” and proceeds to count in nonsense words ("Een! Teen! Tether mether fip!...”). It seems her counting is some form of traditional British sheep-counting. The songs "76 Trombones" and "Goodnight My Someone" are the same tune arranged in different time signatures. Just prior to the "Lida Rose" number, Harold mentions a bassoon player named Madame Rini. Rini was the name of Meredith Willson`s wife. The first film to sell for over $1 million to TV. The Buffalo Bills were the 1950 International Champion Medalist Quartet of the S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A., the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America. They were Al Shea (lead), Vern Reed (tenor), Wayne {Scotty} Ward (baritone) and Bill Spangenberg (bass). River City was based on Meredith Willson`s home town of Mason City, Iowa. The movie had its world premiere there. | ||
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