Underplayed Gems

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
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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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