Hans Christian Andersen

The glorious story of the greatest storyteller of them all!

A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.

Music Family Comedy

Danny Kaye

(Hans Christian Andersen)

Farley Granger

(Niels)

Zizi Jeanmaire

(Doro)

Joseph Walsh

(Peter)

Philip Tonge

(Otto)

John Qualen

(Burgomaster)

Erik Bruhn

(The Hussar - Danced by)

Roland Petit

(The Prince in 'The Little Mermaid' Ballet)

John Brown

(Schoolmaster)

Jeanne Lafayette

(Celine)

Robert Malcolm

(Stage Doorman)

George Chandler

(Farmer)

Fred Kelsey

(First Gendarme)

Lee Aaker

(Little Boy (uncredited))

Billy Bevan

(Town Councilman (uncredited))

Barrie Chase

(Ballerina (uncredited))

Sylvia Lewis

(Danseuse / Corps de Ballet (uncredited))

Noreen Corcoran

(Little Girl (uncredited))

Beverly Washburn

(Girl Outside Jail Window)