Movie Description
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
(1957)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Bretaigne Windust
- Producer : Hal Stanley
- Writer : Irving Taylor,Hal Stanley,Robert Browning
- Editor : Norman A. Cerf,Floyd Knudtson
- 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
Cast
Pied Piper / Truson
Mayor of Hamelin
Mara
King's Emissary
John's Mother
First Counselor (uncredited)
Second Counselor (uncredited)
Leading Citizen (uncredited)
Paul (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)
Leading Townswoman (uncredited)
Townswoman (uncredited)
Citizen
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Facts
Original TitleThe Pied Piper of Hamelin
Status Released
Release Information
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1957-11-26
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 27m
Production CompaniesHal Stanley Productions
Genres
- Music
- Fantasy
- Comedy
- TV Movie
