A con-man persuades the citizens of a small town to form a boy's band, which he plans to lead. Features the songs '76 Trombones', 'Till There Was You', 'Ya Got Trouble' and 'Goodnight My Some-one'. Read more
| Starring | Buddy Hackett, Robert Preston, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford |
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| Director | Morton Da Costa |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
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Wonderful musical
Great performance by Robert Preston (where is he now?) Unforgetable tune and lyrics of 76 Trombones - it is still going around in my head.
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A little dull
I watched this film to see Robert Preston and was not disappointed in him, but otherwise it was not inspiring. I felt the musical did not have that vital spark... read more »
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Somewhat lacking
A huge success on Broadway as some kind of sentimental tribute to small town America, this musical makes a bumpy transition to the screen. While Robert Preston ... read more »
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we've got trouble
I fell asleep. I know the songs so well, but this time found the thin story line missable and the DVD gave me a good opportuntiy to fall asleep.- So much for ... read more »
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poor old musical
An old style musical. Unfortunately its not a good one. The music is bad and the lyrics are laughable. Quite frankly, I don't know how anyone had the gall ... read more »
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Great Music
I wanted to see this since it is referred to very often in the Ally McBeal series. The songs are lovely but I wasn't too sure about the storeyline, I found... read more »
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the music man
very good music takes one back to the 60s
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Rare view of the barbershop singing style
This is an enjoyable example of the traditional Hollywood musical. In addition it is a rare, possibly unique example of the barbershop music style being ... read more »
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Not as good as the stage version
Having been to see the stage show recently I thought I'd get this to have the full 'cinema' effect, and re live the experience. Unfortunatley, ... read more »
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Preston 's Best
Excellent musical. It took years for Robert Preston to re-do his stage success for film but thank goodness he did.
Great songs. If you like ... read more »
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