Music Man

"RHYTHM and ROM-ANTICS! ...eight-to-the-bar!"

1948 1h 6m EN

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★7.5TMDB · 2

MusicComedyRomance

Synopsis

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In New York City, Italian American songwriting brothers Phil and Freddie Russo turn out one successful song after another for their publisher, Sanders. However, as time goes on, their relationship sours over unrequited romantic feelings, but they're thrown together once more working on a big musical production.

“RHYTHM and ROM-ANTICS! ...eight-to-the-bar!”

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Cast

Freddie Stewart
Freddie Russo
Phil Brito
Phil Russo
June Preisser
June Larkin
Chick Chandler
Sanders
Noel Neill
Kitty
Alan Hale Jr.
Joe
Norman Leavitt
Sam
Gertrude Astor
Mrs. Larkin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Will Jason
Writers: Sam Mintz
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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78 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Teen-Agers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Will Jason, shot by Jackson Rose. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor William Austin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Freddie Stewart and Phil Brito and June Preisser carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "RHYTHM and ROM-ANTICS! ...eight-to-the-bar!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Will Jason directs. Jackson Rose behind the camera. William Austin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
278 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Teen-Agers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Will Jason, shot by Jackson Rose. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor William Austin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Freddie Stewart and Phil Brito and June Preisser carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "RHYTHM and ROM-ANTICS! ...eight-to-the-bar!".
9IMDB entry: tt0040621 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jackson Rose
Editing: William Austin
Makeup / hair: Lela Chambers
Runtime: 66 min · 1h 6m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Music Man (1948)

Part of

The Teen-Agers Collection

The Teen-Agers is a series of seven coming-of-age musical comedy films produced by Monogram Pictures from 1946 to 1948. The eighth film, Music Man, is unofficial as while it features most of the franchise stars, they play new characters.