‘The Pied Piper’ premieres in New York 70 years ago today (1942)


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(Thursday, August 12, 1942)The Pied Piper, a film about an Englishman on vacation in France who is caught up in the German invasion of that country, premiered today at the Roxy in New York City.

Directed by Irving Pichel, the film stars Monty Woolley, Roddy McDowall and Anne Baxter.