The Pied Piper of Hamelin
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- Runtime
- 87 mins
The singing, rhyming citizens of Hamelin hope to win a competition with rival towns for royal recognition. To this end, the mayor outlaws play (which is a bit hard on the children) and refuses to help a rival town when it's flooded. But rats (seen only as shadows), fleeing the flood, invade Hamelin in droves; a magical piper, whose music only children (and rats) can hear, strikes a bargain...which, once the rats are gone, the Mayor and council renege on, to their subsequent regret.
The singing, rhyming citizens of Hamelin hope to win a competition with rival towns for royal recognition. To this end, the mayor outlaws play (which is a bit hard on the children) and refuses to help a rival town when it's flooded. But rats (seen only as shadows), fleeing the flood, invade Hamelin in droves; a magical piper, whose music only children (and rats) can hear, strikes a bargain...which, once the rats are gone, the Mayor and council renege on, to their subsequent regret.
Cast
- Van Johnson
- Claude Rains
- Lori Nelson
- Jim Backus
- Kay Starr
- Joseph Sargent
- Doodles Weaver
- Stanley Adams
- Oliver Blake
- Rene Kroper
- William H. O'Brien
- Carl Benton Reid
- Amzie Strickland
- Judith Woodbury
- Cyril Delevanti
- James Gonzalez
- Jess Kirkpatrick
Director
- Bretaigne Windust
Producers
- Hal Stanley
