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title: The Music Man
year: 1962
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Plot: In July 1912, a traveling salesman, "Professor" Harold Hill (Robert Preston), arrives in the fictional location of **River City, Iowa**, intrigued by the challenge of swindling the famously stubborn natives of Iowa.
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actors:
    - Robert Preston
    - Shirley Jones
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In 2005, The Music Man was selected for preservation in the _United States National Film Registry_ by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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alternatives:
    - The Music Man _(2003 film)_
    - Music Man _(company)_, a guitar company
    - The Music Man is the English name for the Iranian film Santouri _(film)_