The Pied Piper of Basin Street

Top 3 Billed Cast

Harry Lang
Harry Lang

The Mayor (uncredited)

GeGe Pearson
GeGe Pearson

Nylon Girl Rat / Scared Woman (uncredited)

Dick Nelson
Dick Nelson

Dead End Rats / Red Skelton Rat / Grocer / Ned Sparks Taxpayer / Pied Piper / Solid Jackson (uncredited)

Loading Trailer Videos...
  • HomePage

  • Overview

    In this swing version of the famous tale, a small town is overrun with rats. The mayor (caricature of Lou Costello) is in a quandary. His phones are busy with demands to do something. He hears a voice say: "what you need is a Pied Piper." Looking up, he sees a young man with a trombone (Jimmy Durante) who claims that he can run every rat out of town for a fee. The mayor makes a deal with him, and the trombone player goes to work leading the rats out of town with the playing of his trombone, and he locks them in a cage. Returning to the mayor's office, he's handed a bag of peanuts and thrown out. Unable to get the reward promised, the Pied Piper puts on his "Hank Swoonatra" (Frank Sinatra) suit croons to the girls. He leads them aboard a swinging showboat and opens the cage full of rats and they return to town, where only the mayor is left. The rats swarm the mayor's office and give him a bad time for his treatment of the pied piper. Production Number: D-10 A Swing Symphony cartoon.

  • Release Date

    1945-01-15

  • Average

    6.2

  • Rating:

    3.1 starts
  • Tagline

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English

Recommendations Movies

Napalm Death: Live Corruption
50%

Napalm Death: Live Corruption(en)

1990-06-30

Live Corruption is a live album by the English band Napalm Death released in 1992. It was recorded live at the Salisbury Arts Centre, England on 30 June 1990.

The Fall of the American Empire
65%

The Fall of the American Empire(fr)

2018-06-28

A shy and insecure delivery driver arrives on the scene of a robbery-gone-wrong and picks up two bags of cash and hides them in his truck. He is interrogated by two tough police detectives and manages to evade suspicion but he is warned that whoever owns the money will be looking for it. Only the help of a prostitute and a former biker recently released from jail might get him out of trouble.

Death Angel - Sonic German Beatdown - Live in Germany
62%

Death Angel - Sonic German Beatdown - Live in Germany(en)

2009-05-15

Five years after the acclaimed comeback album "The Art Of Dying", and the following album “Killing Season”, the legendary and one of the most influential bands of the Bay Area Thrash Metal scene DEATH ANGEL will release a DVD with two full length concerts filmed in Germany. The DVD was filmed live at Rockhard Festival 2007 and in Adelsheim.in 2008. It contains some of the new Songs, two Clips and a lot of old DEATH ANGEL stuff which is still seriously cult! This is the first live DVD ever in the history of DEATH ANGEL and it also contains a Live CD. So, what to say more: Grab "Sonic German Beatdown" and see by yourself that DEATH ANGEL are more alive than ever before! It's just amazing…

Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day
67%

Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day(en)

2009-09-25

Ricky, Julian and Bubbles are about to get out of jail, and this time, Julian vows to go straight, even open a legit business. Soon the Boys will all be rich. At least that's what they've told the parole board. But when they arrive back at the park, they find it's not the same old Sunnyvale - and it's not the same old Jim Lahey, Trailer Park Supervisor.

Banshee Chapter
55%

Banshee Chapter(en)

2013-11-06

On the trail of a missing friend who had been experimenting with mind-altering drugs, a young journalist - aided by a rogue counter-culture writer, finds herself drawn into the dangerous world of top-secret government chemical research and the mystery of a disturbing radio signal of unknown origin.

Tai-Chi Master
72%

Tai-Chi Master(cn)

1993-11-18

Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their differences mano-a-mano.

The Boy Who Killed My Parents
63%

The Boy Who Killed My Parents(pt)

2021-09-24

Based on one of the most shocking and gruesome murder cases in Brazil, the film presents de Suzane von Richthofen's point of view of the events that led to the death of her parents.

Warning: Do Not Play
62%

Warning: Do Not Play(ko)

2019-08-15

A struggling director makes a desperate bid to dig into the urban legend about a film shot by a ghost, at the risk of her own life.

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
78%

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah(ja)

1995-12-09

A burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. At the same time horrifying new organisms are discovered in Japan. These crustacean-like beings are seemingly born of the Oxygen Destroyer, the weapon that killed the original Godzilla.

Gaia
59%

Gaia(en)

2021-06-18

In the depths of an ancient forest, something has been growing. Something older than humanity itself, and perhaps greater too. When a park ranger discovers a man and his son living wild, she stumbles onto a secret that is about to change the world.

I'm Not Ashamed
72%

I'm Not Ashamed(en)

2016-10-21

Based on the journal entries of Rachel Joy Scott, the first student killed in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999.

The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
62%

The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish(en)

2019-01-01

Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan return for their annual round of live Rose Parade coverage. Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan are no strangers to the iconic New Year’s tradition of the Rose Parade, having covered the event for the past twenty-six years. After a whirlwind year that included traveling abroad to cover the Royal Wedding, the duo are more excited than ever to return to Pasadena. The esteemed Tim Meadows will also return for the festivities.

Fist & Furious
71%

Fist & Furious(ko)

2019-07-11

Looking for a new interesting story, VJ reporter Guk-hyun is fascinated with a story of a former detective Gi-man, living a life with a blade in his head for certain reason. Guk-hyun convinces Gi-man to take him upon condition that he make a record of Gi-man's revenge on Tae-hwa, the head of drug cartel. While searching for Tae-hwa's whereabouts, they decide to head towards unknown Island where Tae-hwa is expected to be staying.

Q
57%

Q(en)

1982-09-08

New York police are bemused by reports of a giant flying lizard that has been spotted around the rooftops of New York, until the lizard starts to eat people. An out-of-work ex-con is the only person who knows the location of the monster's nest and is determined to turn the knowledge to his advantage, but will his gamble pay off or will he end up as lizard food?

Viva! Django
71%

Viva! Django(it)

1971-09-29

Django is on the trail of some renegade outlaws who raped and killed his wife. En route, he rescues a horse thief from an impromptu hanging. He discovers the man knows who committed the murder. The men team up and head west for revenge.

Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea
56%

Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea(en)

2019-09-13

In this documentary, Chelsea Handler explores how white privilege impacts US culture – and the ways it’s benefited her own life and career.

Ava's Possessions
58%

Ava's Possessions(en)

2015-03-16

Ava is recovering from demonic possession. With no memory of the past month, she must attend a Spirit Possessions Anonymous support group to figure out what happened. Ava's life was hijacked by a demon, now it's time to get it back.

Are We in Love?
76%

Are We in Love?(ko)

2020-03-25

A young woman with a miserable life receives a magical book that gives her the power to make every man she encounters fall for her.

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
67%

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail(ja)

1952-04-24

Yoshitsune Minamoto, disguised with his retinue as monks, must make do with a comical porter as their guide through hostile territory en route to safety.

The 12th Man
72%

The 12th Man(no)

2017-12-25

After a failed anti-Nazi sabotage mission leaves his eleven comrades dead, a Norwegian resistance fighter finds himself fleeing the Gestapo through the snowbound reaches of Scandinavia.