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The Daydreamer

Before the Little Mermaid, there was...

5.1/ 1019661h 41mG

AnimationAdventureFamilyFantasyMusic

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.

Directed by Jules Bass

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Paul O'Keefe

Paul O'Keefe

Chris

Jack Gilford

Jack Gilford

Papa Andersen

Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

Mrs. Klopplebobbler

Ray Bolger

Ray Bolger

The Pieman

Robert Harter

Big Claus

Tallulah Bankhead

Tallulah Bankhead

The Sea Witch (voice)

Victor Borge

Victor Borge

Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)

Patty Duke

Patty Duke

Thumbelina (voice)