In my defense, I did see this as a stage production before the movie version. But now I'm so used to this one, I try to watch it here and there.
Robert Preston is The Music Man, the traveling, swindling salesman, who "gets his foot caught in the door", and can't rip off an off-beat town after getting attached to the people. Great music and characters and Mrs. Partridge (Shirley Jones) as Marion the Librarian.
One of my fav movies, having been a band geek and all.
10/10