Mimsy Review: The Music Man
Trouble with a capital T and that rhymes with P and that stands for Pool.
Special features
| Making Of | 3 |
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| Trailer | 5 |
One of the most well-known of American musicals, I recommend seeing it sometime just because of that. Also, if you were ever a fan of “Happy Days”, you’ll see Ron Howard in a much earlier role.
| Recommendation | Special Interests Only• |
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| Director | Morton Dacosta |
| Writers | Meredith Willson, Franklin Lacey, Marion Hargrove |
| Movie Rating | 4 |
| Transfer Quality | 6 |
| Overall Rating | 4 |
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The song that everyone has heard is the Pool Hall song, where “Professor Harold Hill” (who sounds a lot like Gandalf in the Hobbit) tries to convince the town that pool stands for evil influences. That song is also the high point of the film. There are also some interesting scenes involving traveling salesmen, but, for the most part, this is a predictable movie with little to make it stand out.
Recommendation: Special Interests Only•
| Director | Morton Dacosta |
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| Writers | Meredith Willson, Franklin Lacey, Marion Hargrove |
| Actors | Robert Preston, Shirley Jones |
| Spoken language | English |
| Subtitles | English, French |
| Special Features | Making Of, Trailer |
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If you enjoyed The Music Man…
For more about musical, you might also be interested in A Star is Born, Almost Elvis, Amadeus, Cabaret, Going My Way/Holiday Inn, Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The Blues Brothers, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Sound of Music, and The Wizard of Oz.
- The Music Man•
- One of the most well-known of American musicals, I recommend seeing it sometime just because of that. Also, if you were ever a fan of “Happy Days”, you’ll see Ron Howard in a much earlier role.