The Pied Piper

1933 0h 8m EN

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6.5

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6.6

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 74★6.6IMDB · 1,179

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Synopsis

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The people of Hamelin, overrun with rats, offer a bag of gold to anyone who can get rid of the rats. A piper offers to do the job, and successfully lures the rats into a mirage of cheese, which disappears. The citizens, disappointed that all he did was play a tune, offer only pocket change. The piper, angered, plays a new tune that has all the children of the city follow him, even the new twins the stork is preparing to deliver.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

George Gramlich
The Pied Piper (voice) (uncredited)
Allan Watson
King (voice) (uncredited)
Marion Darlington
Rats (voice) (uncredited)
Harriette Haddon
Rats (voice) (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wilfred Jackson
Writers: Robert Browning, Ted Sears, Webb Smith
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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93 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Leigh Harline. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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George Gramlich and Allan Watson and Marion Darlington carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0024451 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 74 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Wilfred Jackson directs. Leigh Harline scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
393 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Leigh Harline. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6George Gramlich and Allan Watson and Marion Darlington carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0024451 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 74 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.