THE MUSIC MAN on TCM tonight!

[razorbackfan]

If you watched that horrible ABC remake, here's a chance to see the original.

The Music Man Musical
G ***+

1962, 231 minutes
Color, English
A traveling con man talks River City, Iowa, into funding a boys brass band, which he will lead. Music includes ``76 Trombones.''

Starring: Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Pert Kelton, Ronny Howard, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford, Timmy Everett, Harry Hickox, Charles Lane, Mary Wickes, Monique Vermont, Jesslyn Fax, Ray Kellogg, William Fawcett, Rance Howard

TCM (Turner Classic Movies)
March 3: 8:00PM Eastern-Pacific

[Chris Blount]

Actually the remake was more true to the original Broadway play than the old Robert Preston classic. I enjoyed it but I thought Mathew Broderick was the wrong person for the part.

It's great that TCM is playing the original tonight but is it letterbox? The DVD looks wonderful and I wouldn't watch it any other way. Satellite surely won't bring it justice letterbox or not.

[Richard King]

Ah, the start of Ron Howard's long career. I also have the DVD and this is one of the few musicals (along with West Side Story) that I really enjoy. I didn't see the ABC version, but I can't imagine Mathew Broderick in the part.

[razorbackfan]

YES it will be shown in LETTERBOX!