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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."

Cast

37446

Van Johnson

as Pied Piper / Truson

4113

Claude Rains

as Mayor of Hamelin

78859

Lori Nelson

as Mara

2771

Jim Backus

as King's Emissary

1221915

Kay Starr

as John's Mother

15663

Joseph Sargent

as

89735

Doodles Weaver

as First Counselor (uncredited)

1947

Stanley Adams

as Second Counselor (uncredited)

114402

Oliver Blake

as Leading Citizen (uncredited)

3158777

Rene Kroper

as Paul (uncredited)

1176510

William H. O'Brien

as Townsman (uncredited)

81180

Carl Benton Reid

as Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)

154178

Amzie Strickland

as Leading Townswoman (uncredited)

1682611

Judith Woodbury

as Townswoman (uncredited)

88906

Cyril Delevanti

as

1468520

James Gonzalez

as Citizen

83991

Jess Kirkpatrick

as

Crew

2553815

Irving Taylor

Writer

2553808

Hal Stanley

Writer

582479

Robert Browning

Writer

2553808

Hal Stanley

Producer

41709

William E. Snyder

Cinematography

144253

Norman A. Cerf

Editor

1271976

Floyd Knudtson

Editor

9798

Arthur Lonergan

Production Design

1494831

G.W. Berntsen

Set Decoration

3458492

Monty M. Berman

Costume Design

1633109

Walter Elliott

Sound

1006467

Edvard Grieg

Music

96071

Bretaigne Windust

Director

41709

William E. Snyder

Director of Photography