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.
Unfortunately the movie The Pied Piper of Hamelin is not yet available on HBO Max.
Production | Hal Stanley | Producer |
Sound | Walter Elliott | Sound |
Writing | Irving Taylor | Writer |
Editing | Norman A. Cerf | Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | Monty M. Berman | Costume Design |
Writing | Hal Stanley | Writer |
Art | Arthur Lonergan | Production Design |
Sound | Edvard Grieg | Music |
Editing | Floyd Knudtson | Editor |
Writing | Robert Browning | Writer |
Crew | William E. Snyder | Cinematography |
Art | G.W. Berntsen | Set Decoration |
Directing | Bretaigne Windust | Director |
Camera | William E. Snyder | Director of Photography |