00:00The Music Man became Warner Brothers' highest-grossing film in 1962. It picked up six
00:05Oscar nominations, including one for Best Picture, but surprisingly, there was no nomination for
00:10Robert Preston, a big oversight. Preston originated the role of Harold Hill on Broadway,
00:16winning a Tony for Best Actor. Jack Warner had other stars in mind to play the part on screen,
00:21including Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Cary Grant. However, Meredith Wilson, who wrote and
00:26composed the stage show, told Warner Brothers that unless Robert Preston reprised his role,
00:31there would be no movie. Not sure that's what pushed Jack Warner over the finish line,
00:36but it was becoming clear to Warner that his best bet was to stick with Robert Preston.
00:42Coming up, James Garner and Lou Gossett Jr. team up as a pair of con men in the pre-Civil
00:47War
00:48American West in an offbeat comedy from 1971. Skin Game is next on Turner Classic Movies.
00:56Next on TCM, Skin Game, then Il Badoni, and later, Blues in the Night. Get in tune with TCM Tonight.
