The Pied Piper of Basin Street
Synopsis
In this swing version of the famous tale, a small town is overrun with rats. The mayor (caricature of Lou Costello) is in a quandary. His phones are busy with demands to do something. He hears a voice say: "what you need is a Pied Piper." Looking up, he sees a young man with a trombone (Jimmy Durante) who claims that he can run every rat out of town for a fee. The mayor makes a deal with him, and the trombone player goes to work leading the rats out of town with the playing of his trombone, and he locks them in a cage. Returning to the mayor's office, he's handed a bag of peanuts and thrown out. Unable to get the reward promised, the Pied Piper puts on his "Hank Swoonatra" (Frank Sinatra) suit croons to the girls. He leads them aboard a swinging showboat and opens the cage full of rats and they return to town, where only the mayor is left. The rats swarm the mayor's office and give him a bad time for his treatment of the pied piper. Production Number: D-10 A Swing Symphony cartoon.
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Release History & Theatrical Window
January 15, 1945
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Shamus Culhane
- Screenplay & Story
- Ben Hardaway, Milt Schaffer
- Original Score
- Darrell Calker
- Original Title
- The Pied Piper of Basin Street
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 7m
- Production Studios
- Walter Lantz Productions
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Shamus Culhane
Ben Hardaway, Milt Schaffer
Darrell Calker
Walter Lantz
Department Leadership Roster
Shamus Culhane
Director
Walter Lantz
Producer
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What is The Pied Piper of Basin Street about?
In this swing version of the famous tale, a small town is overrun with rats. The mayor (caricature of Lou Costello) is in a quandary. His phones are busy with demands to do something. He hears a voice say: "what you need is a Pied Piper." Looking up, he sees a young man with a trombone (Jimmy Durante) who claims that he can run every rat out of town for a fee. The mayor makes a deal with him, and the trombone player goes to work leading the rats out of town with the playing of his trombone, and he locks them in a cage. Returning to the mayor's office, he's handed a bag of peanuts and thrown out. Unable to get the reward promised, the Pied Piper puts on his "Hank Swoonatra" (Frank Sinatra) suit croons to the girls. He leads them aboard a swinging showboat and opens the cage full of rats and they return to town, where only the mayor is left. The rats swarm the mayor's office and give him a bad time for his treatment of the pied piper. Production Number: D-10 A Swing Symphony cartoon.
Who directed The Pied Piper of Basin Street?
The Pied Piper of Basin Street was directed by Shamus Culhane.
Who stars in The Pied Piper of Basin Street?
The principal cast of The Pied Piper of Basin Street includes Harry E Lang, GeGe Pearson, Dick Nelson.
When was The Pied Piper of Basin Street released and how long is it?
The Pied Piper of Basin Street was released in 1945 with a total runtime of 7m.
Who composed the musical score for The Pied Piper of Basin Street?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Pied Piper of Basin Street was composed by Darrell Calker.