K. K. (GAMER)
Reviewed on 5/30/2023...
Wholesome musical Walt Disney old school style plotline with substance that would be fun for the whole family! A shame that Disney does not make movies like this anymore.
Karen E. (karyn) from CRESTVIEW, FL
Reviewed on 2/11/2011...
A great family classic (1957) starring Van Johnson and Claude Rains.
The town of Hamelin has entered a competition in order to win the King's recognition. To achieve this, the Mayor (Claude Rains) proclaims that all the people must work harder and longer, to the point that children are denied play and school time. But when their town is invaded by rats from a neighboring city that has been flooded out and denied help by the Mayor, Hamelin's only recourse is to hire the Pied Piper (Van Johnson) to rid the town of the offensive rats. When the greedy Mayor tries to trick the Pied Piper out of the money due him, the Pied Piper makes up some rules of his own to the dismay of the townspeople!
Van Johnson ... Pied Piper/Truson
Claude Rains ... Mayor of Hamelin
Lori Nelson ... Mara
Jim Backus ... King's Emissary
Kay Starr ... John's Mother