The pied piper of Hamelin 1957 - An excellent musical fantasy for children

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IMDB rating: 6,0

Director: Bretaigne Windust
Main Cast: Van Johnson, Claude Rains, Lori Nelson, Jim Backus

"The Pied Piper of Hamelin was originally filmed as a television special, then released theatrically outside the United States. The story is the familiar one: the town of Hamelin, plagued by rats, hires a mysterious piper (Van Johnson) to rid the town of rodents. The piper does so, on the promise that he'll be paid a handsome fee. But the duplicitous burgomeister (Claude Rains), on the advice of his Laurel-and-Hardy council (Doodles Weaver and Stanley Adams), reneges on his promise. In revenge, the piper lures all of Hamelin's children off to parts unknown. In a departure from the original, there's a happy ending this time. Most of the dialogue is spoken in rhyme (quite amusingly by Rains), while the songs are adaptations of Edvard Grieg tunes." - www.allmovie.com

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https://archive.org/download/Pied_Piper/The_Pied_Piper_of_Hamelin.avi

The lark 1957 - A live televised version of Jean Anouihl's play

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IMDB rating: 6,9

Director: George Schaefer

Main Cast: Julie Harris, Boris Karloff, Eli Wallach, Basil Rathbone, Denholm Elliott, Jack Warden

"Starring Boris Karloff, Bruce Gordon, Michael Higgins and Julie Harris reprising their roles from the Broadway play that ran 229 performances in New York beginning in late 1955! Karloff was nominated for the 1956 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Drama for 'The Lark' so now you can watch this rarely-seen and obscure film about the story of Joan of Arc, and the people who convincted and sentenced her to death."

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https://archive.org/download/HallmarkHallOfFameTheLark/TheHallmarkHallOfFame-theLark.avi

The adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1955 - The second season opening of the Climax! TV show

John Carradine (who plays The Duke in the movie)

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IMDB rating: 6,4

Director: Herbert B. Swope Jr.

Main Cast: Charles Taylor, Robert Hyatt, Denise Alexander, John Carradine, Thomas Mitchell

"Those who know the Twain book by heart and newcomers alike will treasure this 'Climax!' TV adaptation of the story of free-spirited Huckleberry Finn (Charles Taylor), who is joined by best buddy Tom Sawyer (Bobby Hyatt) for daring exploits along the Mississippi. Also starring: Elizabeth Patterson, John Carradine, and Thomas Mitchell."

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https://archive.org/download/ClimaxTheAdventuresOfHuckleberryFinn/Climax-theAdventuresOfHuckleberryFinn.avi

Amahl and the night visitors 1951 - A family favorite for Christmas

Scene from Amal and the night visitors (1951)

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IMDB Rating: 8,7

Director: Kirk Browning, Gian Carlo MenottiMain Cast: Chet Allen, Rosemary Kuhlmann, Andrew McKinley, David Aiken, Leon Lishner

"A Christmas opera, composed especially for television by Gian Carlo Menotti, about Amahl, a crippled boy who joins the three wise men as they journey to Bethlehem on the eve of the first Christmas."

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https://archive.org/download/AmahlNightVisitors12241951/Amahl_night_visitors_12_24_1951.mp4