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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <title>The Music Man - Bechdel Test Movie List</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/static/btml.css"> <script type="text/javascript" src="/static/jquery/jquery-1.4.2.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/static/js/btml.js"></script> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Bechdel Test Movie List: RSS" href="/rss/2430/the_music_man">  <script type="text/javascript"> window.cookieconsent_options = {"message":"This website uses cookies for Google analytics and ads","dismiss":"Got it!","learnMore":"More info","link":"http://bechdeltest.com/privacy/","theme":"dark-bottom"}; </script> <script src="/static/js/cconsent.min.js" defer></script><script>window.addEventListener("load",function(){window.wpcb.init({"border":"thin","corners":"small","colors":{"popup":{"background":"#CFE8CB","text":"#000000","border":"#555555"},"button":{"background":"#555555","text":"#ffffff"}},"position":"bottom","content":{"href":"https://bechdeltest.com/privacy/"}})});</script> </head> <body> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-16505174-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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It begins by talking about Professor Hill, but moves on to the library and education. </div> <div class="date">Message posted on 2015-06-19 01:40:38</div> </div> <div class="comment"> <a id="comment-4"></a><div class="name"><b>AJ</b> said:</div> <div class="text"> Also the ladies' 'dance troupe' while they are discussing/doing their exercises. </div> <div class="date">Message posted on 2016-07-25 20:27:45</div> </div> <h3 onclick="$('#addcomment').toggle('slow'); toggleArrow('commentarrow');" style="cursor: pointer;"><img src="/static/arrowC.png" alt=">" id="commentarrow"> Add comment</h3> <div id="addcomment" style="display: none;"> <form method="post" action="/add/save_comment/"> <fieldset> <legend>Your comment</legend> <p><label for="yourname">Name</label> <input type="text" name="name" class="" id="yourname"></p> <p><label for="youremail">Email</label> <input type="text" name="email" class="" id="youremail"> (won't be posted)</p> </fieldset> <fieldset> <legend>Prove you're human</legend> <p><label for="captcha">Type <b>monkey</b> in the following field</label> <input type="text" name="captcha" id="captcha" class=""></p> </fieldset> <fieldset> <legend>Your comment</legend> <p><input type="checkbox" name="disagree" id="disagree"><label for="disagree">I disagree with the rating</label> <small>(Only if you think the actual rating is wrong, not if you disagree with the test, the applicability in this case or a comment.)</small></p> <textarea name="comment" rows="6" cols="40" class=""></textarea> </fieldset> <div class="submit"> <input type="hidden" name="movieid" value="2430"> <input type="submit" value="Submit"> </div> </form> </div> <h3 onclick="$('#addreview').toggle('slow'); toggleArrow('reviewarrow');" style="cursor: pointer;"><img src="/static/arrowC.png" alt=">" id="reviewarrow"> Add review</h3> <div id="addreview" style="display: none;"> <form method="post" action="/add/save_review/"> <p>Please only submit URLs to reviews that (at least partially) focus on the (role of) women/gender in the movie (e.g. feminist reviews). 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