The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)

The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)

1957-11-26 87 Min. PG-13
5.6 14 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Van Johnson is Pied Piper / Truson
Pied Piper / Truson
Claude Rains is Mayor of Hamelin
Mayor of Hamelin
Jim Backus is King's Emissary
King's Emissary
Kay Starr is John's Mother
John's Mother
Doodles Weaver is First Counselor (uncredited)
First Counselor (uncredited)
Stanley Adams is Second Counselor (uncredited)
Second Counselor (uncredited)
Oliver Blake is Leading Citizen (uncredited)
Leading Citizen (uncredited)
Rene Kroper is Paul (uncredited)
Paul (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien is Townsman (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Carl Benton Reid is Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)
Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)