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The Pied Piper of Hamelin

A traveler comes into a town overrun with rats and vermin. He promises to free the place of the pests and names his price. When the townspeople refuse to pay him after he has done what he promised, he plays his tune again with consequences. This film survives in incomplete/fragmentary form.

Top Cast

  • Wilhelm Diegelmann

    Wilhelm Diegelmann

    Bürgermeister (Mayor)

  • Elsa Wagner

    Elsa Wagner

    Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)

  • Lyda Salmonova

    Lyda Salmonova

    Ursula, Tochter des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Daughter)

  • Märte Rassow

    Märte Rassow

    Märte

  • Jakob Tiedtke

    Jakob Tiedtke

    Ratsapotheker (Council Pharmacist)

  • Armin Schweizer

    Armin Schweizer

    Magerer Ratsherr (Skinny Councilor)

  • Paul Wegener

    Paul Wegener

    Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)

  • Clemens Kaufung

    Clemens Kaufung

    Schinderknecht

  • Hans Sturm

    Hans Sturm

    Henker (Hangman)

Overview

A traveler comes into a town overrun with rats and vermin. He promises to free the place of the pests and names his price. When the townspeople refuse to pay him after he has done what he promised, he plays his tune again with consequences. This film survives in incomplete/fragmentary form.

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