The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Van Johnson

Pied Piper / Truson

Age : 92 | Popularity : 8%

Claude Rains

Mayor of Hamelin

Age : 77 | Popularity : 10%

Lori Nelson

Mara

Age : 87 | Popularity : 8%

Jim Backus

King's Emissary

Age : 76 | Popularity : 10%

Kay Starr

John's Mother

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Joseph Sargent

Age : 89 | Popularity : 8%

Doodles Weaver

First Counselor (uncredited)

Age : 70 | Popularity : 5%

Stanley Adams

Second Counselor (uncredited)

Age : 62 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Art	Production Design	Arthur Lonergan
	Set Decoration	G.W. Berntsen
Camera	Director of Photography	William E. Snyder
Crew	Cinematography	William E. Snyder
Directing	Director	Bretaigne Windust
Editing	Editor	Norman A. Cerf Floyd Knudtson
Writing	Writer	Robert Browning Hal Stanley Irving Taylor
Sound	Music	Edvard Grieg
	Sound	Walter Elliott
Production	Producer	Hal Stanley
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Monty M. Berman
Department	Role	Name

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