"A con man comes to an Iowa town with a scam using a boy's marching band program, but things don't go according to plan."
Robert Preston
as Harold Hill
Shirley Jones
as Marian Paroo
Buddy Hackett
as Marcellus Washburn
Ron Howard
as Winthrop Paroo
Hermione Gingold
as Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn
Paul Ford
as Mayor George Shinn
Pert Kelton
as Mrs. Paroo
Timmy Everett
as Tommy Djilas
Susan Luckey
as Zaneeta Shinn
Peggy Mondo
as Ethel
Harry Hickox
as Charlie Cowell
Jesslyn Fax
as Avis Grubb
Mary Wickes
as Mrs. Squires
Monique Vermont
as Amaryllis
Charles Lane
as Constable
William Fawcett
as Lester Lonnergan
Barbara Pepper
as Mrs. Hawkes
Max Showalter
as Salesman On Train (uncredited)
Hank Worden
as Undertaker
Sarah Seegar
as Townswoman
Milton Parsons
as Farmer
Larri Thomas
as High School Girl
Colin Kenny
as Brighton Townsman (uncredited)
Ronnie Dapo
as Norbert Smith
Al Bain
as Townsman (uncredited)
Ralph Hart
as Young Boy Dancer
Delos Jewkes
as Harley MacCauley
Charles Alvin Bell
as Police Officer
Natalie Masters
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Percy Helton
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
Russell Custer
Morton DaCosta
Director
Producer
Meredith Willson
Story
Franklin Lacey
Music
William H. Ziegler
Editor
Marion Hargrove
Screenplay
Robert Burks
Director of Photography
Songs
Paul Groesse
Art Direction
George James Hopkins
Set Decoration
Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Design
Gordon Bau
Makeup Supervisor
Jean Burt Reilly
Hair Supervisor
Myrl Stoltz
Hairstylist
M.A. Merrick
Sound
Dolph Thomas
Bobby Greene
First Assistant Camera
Original Music Composer