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The Daydreamer (1966)

Before the Little Mermaid, there was...

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.

Release: 1966-06-01
Runtime: 101 min
Rating: 4.6 / 10
Cast
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
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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)
Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa
The Mole (voice)
Burl Ives
Burl Ives
Father Neptune (voice)
Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
The Rat (voice)
Hayley Mills
Hayley Mills
The Little Mermaid (voice)
Cyril Ritchard
Cyril Ritchard
The Sandman (voice)
Terry-Thomas
Terry-Thomas
Brig. Zachary Zilch, the First Tailor (voice)
Ed Wynn
Ed Wynn
The Emperor (voice)
Larry D. Mann
Larry D. Mann
Various (voice)
Billie Mae Richards
Billie Mae Richards
Various (voice)
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James Daugherty
Various (voice)