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The Pied Piper of Hamelin

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In a misguided effort to improve the village of Hamelin and boost its prestige in the eyes the king, the mayor (Claude Rains) sentences all citizens, including children, to work on civic improvements. When a rat problem threatens to undermine his efforts, the mayor hires a traveling piper (Van Johnson) who claims he can charm rodents. But as the overworked local children meet the charismatic piper -- who delights them with his magical powers -- they too fall under his spell.
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Steve D Solid version thanks to Rains. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/24 Full Review spencer n A great childhood movie that I always looked forward to being re-released to television! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Low budget, cheesy TV version of the famous fable. Stolid Van Johnson gets to strut in tunic and tights as both the Piper and his lookalike townsman counterpart (why?!) and Claude Rains reprises his Sheriff of Nottingham as the conniving Mayor. The music is Grieg and everyone talks in rhyming couplets. Danny Kaye must have been busy. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Abuse of authority and rats, twin scourges of Hamelin--amazing!! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member No matter what i enjoyed The Pied Piper of Hamelin's cheesy entertaining version of a famous fairy tale. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is awesome. It's fun. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Bretaigne Windust

Director

Van Johnson

Pied Piper

Kay Starr

John's Mother

Claude Rains

Mayor of Hamelin

Jim Backus

King's Emissary

Doodles Weaver

First Counselor
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Synopsis In a misguided effort to improve the village of Hamelin and boost its prestige in the eyes the king, the mayor (Claude Rains) sentences all citizens, including children, to work on civic improvements. When a rat problem threatens to undermine his efforts, the mayor hires a traveling piper (Van Johnson) who claims he can charm rodents. But as the overworked local children meet the charismatic piper -- who delights them with his magical powers -- they too fall under his spell.
Director
Bretaigne Windust
Production Co
Hal Stanley Productions
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 11, 2016
Runtime
1h 27m
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