The Daydreamer

Jules Bass
1966-06-01

Before the Little Mermaid, there was...
4.8
101 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Paul O'Keefe Chris Unowned
Jack Gilford Papa Andersen Unowned
Margaret Hamilton Mrs. Klopplebobbler Unowned
Ray Bolger The Pieman Unowned
Robert Harter Big Claus Unowned
Tallulah Bankhead The Sea Witch (voice) Unowned
Victor Borge Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice) Unowned
Patty Duke Thumbelina (voice) Unowned
Sessue Hayakawa The Mole (voice) Unowned
Burl Ives Father Neptune (voice) Unowned
Boris Karloff The Rat (voice) Unowned
Hayley Mills The Little Mermaid (voice) Unowned
Cyril Ritchard The Sandman (voice) Unowned
Terry-Thomas Brig. Zachary Zilch, the First Tailor (voice) Unowned
Ed Wynn The Emperor (voice) Unowned
Larry D. Mann Various (voice) Unowned
Billie Mae Richards Various (voice) Unowned
James Daugherty Various (voice) Unowned
William Marine Various (voice) Unowned
Robert Goulet Singer (voice) Unowned