The Pied Piper of Hamelin
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.
Year: 1957
Genre: Music, Fantasy, Comedy, TV Movie
Studio: Hal Stanley Productions
Director: Bretaigne Windust
Cast: Van Johnson, Claude Rains, Lori Nelson, Jim Backus, Kay Starr, Joseph Sargent
Crew: Irving Taylor (Writer), Hal Stanley (Writer), Robert Browning (Writer), Hal Stanley (Producer), William E. Snyder (Cinematography), Norman A. Cerf (Editor)
Runtime: 87 minutes
Release: Nov 26, 1957
IMDb: 5.40/10 by 16 users
Popularity: 1
Country:
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : musical
