The Pied Piper of Hamelin

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.

• Irving TaylorWriter
• Hal StanleyWriter
• Robert BrowningWriter
• Bretaigne WindustDirector

• Van JohnsonPied Piper / Truson
• Claude RainsMayor of Hamelin
• Lori NelsonMara
• Jim BackusKing's Emissary
• Kay StarrJohn's Mother
• Joseph SargentCast
• Doodles WeaverFirst Counselor (uncredited)
• Stanley AdamsSecond Counselor (uncredited)
• Oliver BlakeLeading Citizen (uncredited)
• Rene KroperPaul (uncredited)
• William H. O'BrienTownsman (uncredited)
• Carl Benton ReidMayor of Hamelout (uncredited)