The 1962 film "The Music Man", is an American musical film that was directed and produced by Morton DaCosta, based on Meredith Willson's 1957 Broadway musical "The Music Man". Robert Preston reprises the titular role from the stage version, starring alongside Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Ron Howard, and Paul Ford.

Besides the main stars, the rest of the cast includes Pert Kelton, Timmy Everett, Susan Luckey, Harry Hickox, Charles Lane, Mary Wickes, Peggy Mondo, Adnia Rice, Sara Seegar, Jesslyn Fax, Monique Vermont, Ronnie Dapo (uncredited), Percy Helton (uncredited), and Max Showalter (uncredited).

This film's screenplay was written by Marion Hargrove. Cinematography was Robert Burks. Editing was William H. Ziegler, and the film's music score was by Meredith Willson and Ray Heindorf. Warner Bros. handled all production requirements and film distribution.

In the films, "On Moonlight Bay" (a 1951 American musical film directed by Roy Del Ruth), "Oklahoma!" (a 1955 American musical film directed Fred Zinnemann), and "Carousel" (a 1956 American musical film directed by Henry King), Gordon MacRae has an acting role in each movie. He plays William "Bill" Sherman, Curly McLain, and Billy Bigelow respectively in the three films.

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