The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Bretaigne Windust1957-11-26
5.6
87 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Van Johnson | Pied Piper / Truson | Unowned |
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Claude Rains | Mayor of Hamelin | Unowned |
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Lori Nelson | Mara | Unowned |
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Jim Backus | King's Emissary | Unowned |
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Kay Starr | John's Mother | Unowned |
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Joseph Sargent | Unowned | |
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Doodles Weaver | First Counselor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Stanley Adams | Second Counselor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Oliver Blake | Leading Citizen (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Rene Kroper | Paul (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William H. O'Brien | Townsman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Carl Benton Reid | Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Amzie Strickland | Leading Townswoman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Judith Woodbury | Townswoman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Cyril Delevanti | Unowned | |
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James Gonzalez | Citizen | Unowned |
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Jess Kirkpatrick | Unowned |