The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1957-11-26
Runtime: 87 minutes
Director: Bretaigne Windust
Top Cast
- Van Johnson as Pied Piper / Truson
- Claude Rains as Mayor of Hamelin
- Lori Nelson as Mara
- Jim Backus as King's Emissary
- Kay Starr as John's Mother
- Joseph Sargent as
- Doodles Weaver as First Counselor (uncredited)
- Stanley Adams as Second Counselor (uncredited)
- Oliver Blake as Leading Citizen (uncredited)
- Rene Kroper as Paul (uncredited)
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Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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