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The Pied Piper (1933)

The Pied Piper poster
Directed by
Wilfred Jackson
Genre
children's film, animated cartoon
Country
United States
Runtime
7 min
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 73 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A town is overrun by rats and a mysterious piper offers to solve the problem with his magical music. The short follows the classic story of the piper's promise and the consequences when the town refuses to pay him.

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What happens

The Pied Piper is an American Pre-Code animated short film based on the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. The short was produced by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Wilfred Jackson, and released on September 16, 1933, as a part of the Silly Symphonies series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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