The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1957-11-26 | 87 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Van JohnsonPied Piper / Truson
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Claude RainsMayor of Hamelin
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Lori NelsonMara
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Jim BackusKing's Emissary
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Joseph Sargent
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Doodles WeaverFirst Counselor (uncredited)
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Stanley AdamsSecond Counselor (uncredited)
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Oliver BlakeLeading Citizen (uncredited)
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William H. O'BrienTownsman (uncredited)
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Carl Benton ReidMayor of Hamelout (uncredited)
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Amzie StricklandLeading Townswoman (uncredited)
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Cyril Delevanti
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