Bretaigne Windust

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American theater and film director who co-founded the University Players Guild and directed on Broadway before moving to Hollywood. His feature credits include The Enforcer (1951) and Pretty Baby (1950), and he directed the 1957 NBC color musical The Pied Piper of Hamelin.

Directed

5.71957·1h 27mPD

Musical, Fantasy

A 1957 made-for-television musical directed by Bretaigne Windust and broadcast on NBC as a color spectacular. Van Johnson stars as the Pied Piper (and his alter ego Truson), with Claude Rains as the Mayor of Hamelin, plus Lori Nelson, Jim Backus, and Kay Starr. Adapted from the Robert Browning poem, the story follows the piper who rids Hamelin of its rats, then leads away the town's children when the mayor refuses to pay. Aired once and then rerun for years, the film's copyright was never renewed, making it one of the most widely circulated public domain musicals and a staple of holiday broadcasts on local stations.

Musical · Fantasy · Comedy

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1957 - Musical