It doesn't get any better than this slice of Midwestern Americana. Charming con man Harold Hill (Robert Preston) wants to steal River City, Iowans' money with a "boys' band" scam but finds it hard to skip town when lovely librarian Marian Paroo (Shirley Jones) steals his heart. Composer Meredith Willson's valentine to his hometown (Mason City) packs great songs and wonderful performances from, among others, Buddy Hackett and a young Ron Howard.