Movie: The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Top 10 Billed Cast

Van Johnson
Van Johnson

Pied Piper / Truson

Claude Rains
Claude Rains

Mayor of Hamelin

Lori Nelson
Lori Nelson

Mara

Jim Backus
Jim Backus

King's Emissary

Kay Starr
Kay Starr

John's Mother

Joseph Sargent
Joseph Sargent

Doodles Weaver
Doodles Weaver

First Counselor (uncredited)

Stanley Adams
Stanley Adams

Second Counselor (uncredited)

Oliver Blake
Oliver Blake

Leading Citizen (uncredited)

Rene Kroper
Rene Kroper

Paul (uncredited)

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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.

  • Release Date

    1957-11-26

  • Average

    5.6

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
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    English
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