The Daydreamer (1966)
Before the Little Mermaid, there was...
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.
- Release date
- June 1, 1966
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Tallulah Bankhead as The Sea Witch
- Victor Borge as Zenith (The Second Tailor)
- Patty Duke as Thumbelina
- Jack Gilford as Papa Andersen
- Sessue Hayakawa as The Mole
- Margaret Hamilton as Mrs. Klopplebobbler
- Burl Ives as Father Neptune
- Boris Karloff as The Rat
- Hayley Mills as The Little Mermaid
- Paul O'Keefe as Chris (Hans Christian Andersen)
Crew
- Jules Bass · Director
- Hans Christian Andersen · Writer
- Romeo Muller · Writer
- Arthur Rankin Jr. · Writer
- Arthur Rankin Jr. · Producer
- Maury Laws · Composer
- Daniel Cavelli · Cinematographer