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Robert Preston reprises his Broadway role of Professor Harold Hill, a sly salesman who cons the good folk of 1910s River City, Iowa, into forming a youth band so he can sell them instruments and then skip town...until he falls for lovely librarian Marian Paroo (Shirley Jones). The hit Meredith Willson musical includes "76 Trombones," "Trouble," "Till There Was You," and "Shipoopi"; with Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford, Ronny Howard, Pert Kelton, and Buddy Hackett. 151 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, French; "making of" documentary; theatrical trailer.