The Daydreamer

The Daydreamer (1966)

Before the Little Mermaid, there was...

Animation Adventure Family Fantasy Music

A young Hans Christian Andersen goes in search of knowledge in the Garden of Paradise in order to make his studies easier. Each time he falls asleep, he experiences in his dreams the different characters he would later write about in fairy tales including The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, and The Emperor's New Clothes.

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  • Release Date: 1966-06-01
  • Runtime: 1h 41min
  • Director: Jules Bass

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Cast

  • Paul O'Keefe

    Chris

  • Jack Gilford

    Papa Andersen

  • Margaret Hamilton

    Mrs. Klopplebobbler

  • Ray Bolger

    The Pieman

  • Robert Harter

    Big Claus

  • Tallulah Bankhead

    The Sea Witch (voice)

  • Victor Borge

    Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)

  • Patty Duke

    Thumbelina (voice)

  • Sessue Hayakawa

    The Mole (voice)

  • Burl Ives

    Father Neptune (voice)

  • Boris Karloff

    The Rat (voice)

  • Hayley Mills

    The Little Mermaid (voice)

  • Cyril Ritchard

    The Sandman (voice)

  • Terry-Thomas

    Brig. Zachary Zilch, the First Tailor (voice)

  • Ed Wynn

    The Emperor (voice)

  • Larry D. Mann

    Various (voice)

  • Billie Mae Richards

    Various (voice)

  • James Daugherty

    Various (voice)

  • William Marine

    Various (voice)

  • Robert Goulet

    Singer (voice)

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