The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)

  • NR
  • 11/26/1957 (US)
  • Music, Fantasy, Comedy, TV Movie
  • 1h 27m

Overview

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.

Irving Taylor

Writer

Hal Stanley

Writer

Robert Browning

Writer

Bretaigne Windust

Director

Cast

Van Johnson's headshot

Van Johnson

Pied Piper / Truson
Claude Rains's headshot

Claude Rains

Mayor of Hamelin
Lori Nelson's headshot

Lori Nelson

Mara
Jim Backus's headshot

Jim Backus

King's Emissary
Kay Starr's headshot

Kay Starr

John's Mother
Joseph Sargent's headshot

Joseph Sargent

Doodles Weaver's headshot

Doodles Weaver

First Counselor (uncredited)
Stanley Adams's headshot

Stanley Adams

Second Counselor (uncredited)

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