The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)
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.
Director: Bretaigne Windust
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Van Johnson as Pied Piper / Truson |
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Claude Rains as Mayor of Hamelin |
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Lori Nelson as Mara |
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Jim Backus as King's Emissary |
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Kay Starr as John's Mother |
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Joseph Sargent as |
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Doodles Weaver as First Counselor (uncredited) |
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Stanley Adams as Second Counselor (uncredited) |
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Oliver Blake as Leading Citizen (uncredited) |
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Rene Kroper as Paul (uncredited) |
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William H. O'Brien as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Carl Benton Reid as Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited) |
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Amzie Strickland as Leading Townswoman (uncredited) |
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Judith Woodbury as Townswoman (uncredited) |
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Cyril Delevanti as |
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James Gonzalez as Citizen |
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Jess Kirkpatrick as |
| Writing | Irving Taylor | Writer |
| Writing | Hal Stanley | Writer |
| Writing | Robert Browning | Writer |
| Production | Hal Stanley | Producer |
| Crew | William E. Snyder | Cinematography |
| Editing | Norman A. Cerf | Editor |
| Editing | Floyd Knudtson | Editor |
| Art | Arthur Lonergan | Production Design |
| Art | G.W. Berntsen | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monty M. Berman | Costume Design |
| Sound | Walter Elliott | Sound |
| Sound | Edvard Grieg | Music |
| Directing | Bretaigne Windust | Director |
| Camera | William E. Snyder | Director of Photography |
