The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)

Name: The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Music, TV Movie
Released: 2020-06-29
Duration: 1 hr 27 min
Rating: 56
Cast: Van Johnson, Claude Rains, Lori Nelson, Jim Backus, Kay Starr

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NR 1 hr 27 minNov 26th, 1957Fantasy, Comedy, Music, TV Movie

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.

StarringVan JohnsonClaude RainsLori Nelson

DirectorBretaigne Windust

WritersIrving TaylorHal StanleyRobert Browning

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