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The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)

Genre : Fantasy

Runtime : 1H 29M

Director : Bretaigne Windust

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.

Actors

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)
William H. O'Brien
William H. O'Brien
Townsman (uncredited)
Carl Benton Reid
Carl Benton Reid
Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland
Amzie Strickland
Leading Townswoman (uncredited)
Judith Woodbury
Judith Woodbury
Townswoman (uncredited)
Cyril Delevanti
Cyril Delevanti
James Gonzalez
James Gonzalez
Citizen
Jess Kirkpatrick
Jess Kirkpatrick

Crews

Bretaigne Windust
Bretaigne Windust
Director
William E. Snyder
William E. Snyder
Director of Photography
Irving Taylor
Irving Taylor
Writer
Hal Stanley
Hal Stanley
Writer
Robert Browning
Robert Browning
Writer
Hal Stanley
Hal Stanley
Producer
William E. Snyder
William E. Snyder
Cinematography
Norman A. Cerf
Norman A. Cerf
Editor
Floyd Knudtson
Floyd Knudtson
Editor
Arthur Lonergan
Arthur Lonergan
Production Design
G.W. Berntsen
G.W. Berntsen
Set Decoration
Monty M. Berman
Monty M. Berman
Costume Design
Walter Elliott
Walter Elliott
Sound
Edvard Grieg
Edvard Grieg
Music

Posters and backgrounds

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