Directed by Morton DaCosta
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, DVD, Warner Bros)
Con man Robert Preston arrives in a small Iowa town, intent on selling them musical instruments and uniforms and then skipping out. He doesn't count on falling in love with librarian Shirley Jones. He goes through with his plan, and the town is magically transformed, without ever having played a note. This walks a fine line between nostalgic Americana and just plain annoying, with quirky characters and a rather bland leading man in Preston. I just don't know if I could take listening to Ron Howard's fake lisp any longer. Egads!
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