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.
Cast
Paul O'Keefe
Chris
Victor Borge
Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)
Ed Wynn
The Emperor (voice)
Jack Gilford
Papa Andersen
Sessue Hayakawa
The Mole (voice)
Boris Karloff
The Rat (voice)
Terry-Thomas
Brig. Zachary Zilch, the First Tailor (voice)
Tallulah Bankhead
The Sea Witch (voice)
Burl Ives
Father Neptune (voice)
Hayley Mills
The Little Mermaid (voice)
Cyril Ritchard
The Sandman (voice)
Robert Goulet
Singer (voice)
Margaret Hamilton
Mrs. Klopplebobbler
Ray Bolger
The Pieman
Patty Duke
Thumbelina (voice)