TCM now, The Music Man

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10:15 PM The Music Man (1962)
2h 31m | Musical | TV-G
A con man, masquerading as a music professor, convinces a small town to form a brass band as a way for him to pocket some money.
Director: Morton Dacosta. Cast: Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett

[Frasier Balzov]

1. You've got to know the territory!

[marble falls]

2. Yes, sir! Yes, sir! Yes, sir!

[Frasier Balzov]

3. Like the sound of the train braking to its stop.

In River City.

You really ought to give Iowa a try!

[Paladin]

4. Stayed up late, to watch the barbershop quartet.

I've loved "The Music Man," ever since we did a production of it in high school, many years ago. Me and three other guys who could carry a tune did the barbershop songs---brought the house down (my first experience with a standing ovation). Transformative experience...