|
Actors: Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Ron Howard, Pert Kelton
|
|
| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Music Man |
|---|
Con-man Harold Hill comes to River City, Iowa and convinces everyone in River City that they need a boy's band, although he himself cannot read music. On the way, he gets everyone excited and falls in love with the town's librarian. When the town discovers he is not a real conductor, they insist the band play. The band plays a barely recognizable "Minuet in G" and Harold Hill is forgiven.
--Jessica, Resident Scholar
|
| Analysis of The Music Man |
|---|
Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about
books by breaking them down into many different literary
elements, all of which are searchable (click here). |
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- musician
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Culture of surrounding area:
- American Midwest
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- small businessman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- moving train
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Any profanity?
- None
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing and dancing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Broadway musical
Is this movie based on a
- play
|
| Most similar reviews by Gordonator ranking |
|---|
| Night and Day
starring Cary Grant, Alexis Smith, Monty Woolley, Ginny Simms, Jane Wyman, Eve Arden
|
| Ragtime
starring Howard E. Rollins Jr., James Cagney, Brad Dourif, Mary Steenburgen, Elizabeth McGovern, James Olson, Jeff Daniels, Moses Gunn, Norman Mailer
|
| Songcatcher
starring Janet McTeer, Aidan Quinn, Pat Carroll, Jane Adams, E. Katherine Kerr
|
| The Legend of 1900
starring Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Mélanie Thierry, Bill Nunn, Clarence Williams III
|
| Oklahoma!
starring Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame, Shirley Jones, Eddie Albert, Rod Steiger
|
|
Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s). | |
|
