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.
Genre: Music, Fantasy, Comedy, TV Movie
Stars: Van Johnson, Claude Rains, Lori Nelson, Jim Backus, Kay Starr, Joseph Sargent
Crew: Hal Stanley (Producer), Walter Elliott (Sound), Irving Taylor (Writer), Norman A. Cerf (Editor), Monty M. Berman (Costume Design), Hal Stanley (Writer)
Country:
Language: English
Studio: Hal Stanley Productions
Runtime: 87 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Nov 26, 1957
IMDb: 5.4
Keywords:musical
