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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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 & crew
Van JohnsonPied Piper / Truson
Claude RainsMayor of Hamelin
Lori NelsonMara
Jim BackusKing's Emissary
Kay StarrJohn's Mother
Joseph SargentCast
Doodles WeaverFirst Counselor (uncredited)
Stanley AdamsSecond Counselor (uncredited)
Oliver BlakeLeading Citizen (uncredited)
William H. O'BrienTownsman (uncredited)
Carl Benton ReidMayor of Hamelout (uncredited)Explore the crew
- Writer
- Irving Taylor
- Writer
- Hal Stanley
- Writer
- Robert Browning
- Producer
- Hal Stanley
- Editor
- Norman A. Cerf
- Editor
- Floyd Knudtson
- Director
- Bretaigne Windust
- Director of Photography
- William E. Snyder