The Pied Piper of Hamelin [117772] Released: 1957-11-26 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 87 mins Popularity: 0.691 Vote Average: 5.333 Vote Count: 15 Overview: 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 [17] Van JohnsonPied Piper / Tru Claude RainsMayor of Hamelin Lori NelsonMara Jim BackusKing's Emissary Kay StarrJohn's Mother Joseph Sargent Doodles WeaverFirst Counselor Stanley AdamsSecond Counselor Oliver BlakeLeading Citizen Rene KroperPaul William H. O'BrienTownsman Carl Benton ReidMayor of Hamelou Amzie StricklandLeading Townswom Judith WoodburyTownswoman Cyril Delevanti James GonzalezCitizen Jess Kirkpatrick Trailers