The Daydreamer
“Before the Little Mermaid, there was...”
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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.
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The Daydreamer Cast
Paul O'KeefeChris
Jack GilfordPapa Andersen
Margaret HamiltonMrs. Klopplebobbler
Ray BolgerThe Pieman- Robert HarterBig Claus
Tallulah BankheadThe Sea Witch (voice)
Victor BorgeZenith, the Second Tailor (voice)
Patty DukeThumbelina (voice)
Sessue HayakawaThe Mole (voice)
Burl IvesFather Neptune (voice)
Boris KarloffThe Rat (voice)
Hayley MillsThe Little Mermaid (voice)
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