The Daydreamer

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.

Animation Adventure Family Fantasy Music

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))