
Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' bandleader to raise money before he can skip town.
Cast

Robert Preston
Harold Hill

Shirley Jones
Marian Paroo

Buddy Hackett
Marcellus Washburn

Ron Howard
Winthrop Paroo

Hermione Gingold
Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn

Paul Ford
Mayor George Shinn

Pert Kelton
Mrs. Paroo

Timmy Everett
Tommy Djilas

Susan Luckey
Zaneeta Shinn
Peggy Mondo
Ethel

Harry Hickox
Charlie Cowell

Jesslyn Fax
Avis Grubb

Mary Wickes
Mrs. Squires
Monique Vermont
Amaryllis

Charles Lane
Constable

William Fawcett
Lester Lonnergan

Barbara Pepper
Mrs. Hawkes

Max Showalter
Salesman On Train (uncredited)

Hank Worden
Undertaker

Sarah Seegar
Townswoman

Milton Parsons
Farmer

Larri Thomas
High School Girl

Colin Kenny
Brighton Townsman (uncredited)
Ronnie Dapo
Norbert Smith

Al Bain
Townsman (uncredited)

Ralph Hart
Young Boy Dancer

Delos Jewkes
Harley MacCauley
Charles Alvin Bell
Police Officer
Natalie Masters
Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

Percy Helton
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
Townsman (uncredited)
Russell Custer
Townsman (uncredited)
Crew

Morton DaCosta
Director, Producer
Marion Hargrove
Screenplay
Meredith Willson
Story, Original Music Composer, Music, Songs
Franklin Lacey
Story
William H. Ziegler
Editor
Robert Burks
Director of Photography
Bobby Greene
First Assistant Camera

Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Design
Jean Burt Reilly
Hair Supervisor
Myrl Stoltz
Hairstylist
Gordon Bau
Makeup Supervisor
Dolph Thomas
Sound
M.A. Merrick
Sound
George James Hopkins
Set Decoration
Paul Groesse
Art Direction
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