The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)
Music
Fantasy
Comedy
TV Movie
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
Pied Piper / Truson
Mayor of Hamelin
Townsman (uncredited)
Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)
Leading Townswoman (uncredited)
Townswoman (uncredited)
Citizen
Mara
King's Emissary
John's Mother
First Counselor (uncredited)
Second Counselor (uncredited)
Leading Citizen (uncredited)
Paul (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Director of Photography
Writer
Writer
Writer
Producer
Cinematography
Editor
Editor
Production Design
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Sound
Music