A con man comes to an Iowa town with a scam using a boy's marching band program, but things don't go according to plan.
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Robert Preston | Harold Hill |
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Shirley Jones | Marian Paroo |
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Buddy Hackett | Marcellus Washburn |
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Hermione Gingold | Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn |
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Paul Ford | Mayor George Shinn |
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Pert Kelton | Mrs. Paroo |
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The Buffalo Bills | School Board |
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Vern Reed | Jacey Squires |
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Ron Howard | Winthrop Paroo |
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Al Shea | Ewart Dunlop |
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Bill Spangenberg | Olin Britt |
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Wayne Ward | Oliver Hix |
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Timmy Everett | Tommy Djilas |
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Susan Luckey | Zaneeta Shinn |
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Harry Hickox | Charlie Cowell |
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Charles Lane | Constable Locke |
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Mary Wickes | Mrs. Squires |
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Sara Seegar | Maud Dunlop |
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Adnia Rice | Alma Hix |
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Peggy Mondo | Ethel Toffelmier |
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Jesslyn Fax | Avis Grubb |
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Monique Vermont | Amaryllis |
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John Albright | Townsman |
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Fred Aldrich | Brighton Townsman |
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Leon Alton | Townsman |
Director | Morton DaCosta |
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Writer | Meredith Willson, Franklin Lacey, Marion Hargrove | |
Producer | Morton DaCosta, Joel Freeman | |
Musician | Ray Heindorf | |
Photography | Robert Burks |