Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
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.
Available to stream, rent or buy in India
Cast: Van Johnson, Claude Rains, Lori Nelson, Jim Backus, Kay Starr, Joseph Sargent, Doodles Weaver, Stanley Adams, Oliver Blake, Rene Kroper, William H. O'Brien, Carl Benton Reid, Amzie Strickland, Judith Woodbury, Cyril Delevanti, James Gonzalez, Jess Kirkpatrick
Writers: Irving Taylor (Writer), Hal Stanley (Writer), Robert Browning (Writer)
Cinematographer: William E. Snyder, William E. Snyder
Production Designer: Arthur Lonergan
Editors: Norman A. Cerf, Floyd Knudtson
Sound Designer: Walter Elliott
Composer: Edvard Grieg
Costume Designer: Monty M. Berman
Producer: Hal Stanley
Production: Hal Stanley Productions
