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The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957) (TV)
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26 November 1957 (USA)
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Now! a giant color spectacle! from the pages of the immortal classics comes this famous story!..
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The singing, rhyming citizens of Hamelin hope to win a competition with rival towns for royal recognition...
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(Complete credited cast) | Van Johnson | ... | Pied Piper / Truson |
 | Claude Rains | ... | Mayor of Hamelin |
 | Lori Nelson | ... | Mara |
| Jim Backus | ... | King's Emissary |
| Kay Starr | ... | John's Mother |
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89 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Mayor of Hamelin: How dare you, sir! In all your dealings / To prevent your feelings / We require a legal form. / 'Tis no departure from the norm.
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Mayor of Hamelin: How dare you, sir! In all your dealings / To prevent your feelings / We require a legal form. / 'Tis no departure from the norm.
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Edited into Santa's Fantasy Fair (1969)
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A Mother's Lament
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You can't judge a 1957 TV special by 21st century standards. I saw and loved this when it was first shown, and still love it today, as does my son. Yes, there are slow points, but you've got to remember that this is family fare, so there was a love story to interest the parents along with the magical story to entertain the kiddies. Yes, some of the lyrics could be better, but do we really know what time constraints may have been dogging the creators? I have no problem with Kay Starr's song lamenting the disappearance of her son; it's set to 'Asa's Death' from 'Peer Gynt', so the melody is most appropriate. Maybe the colors are garish; as has been pointed out, that was to make the grey-scale diverse enough to have distinct shades.
Like so many dramatic actors, Claude Rains surprised audiences who never realized he had such a good singing voice. In addition, Doodles Weaver (of Spike Jones fame) and Stanley Adams (Cyrano Jones in 'The Trouble with Tribbles') play off each other beautifully. Van Johnson does a lovely job in his dual roles as Truson and the Piper. My favorite moments are the opening, with the Piper slithering down the tree like a snake, and the song 'Prestige' - 'Prestige is the dinner they give you for fun, which they wouldn't have done when you really needed one.' Very clever lyric, that.
Yes, the screenwriters added a happy ending. This was, after all, a family show. Besides, it nicely pointed up the moral and showed that people can repent of poor behavior and become better people.