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The Pied Piper Of Hamelin - Classics - Youtube Movies
The classic tale becomes a musical big screen spectacle. 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.
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Films
Starring:
Van Johnson
Claude Rains
Directed by:
Bretaigne Windust
Produced by:
Hal Stanley
Written by:
Robert Browning
Hal Stanley
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