The Daydreamer

1966 "Before the Little Mermaid, there was..."
The Daydreamer
6.1| 1h41m| G| en| Adventure, Fantasy
Storyline

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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Rankin/Bass Productions

The Daydreamer Trailers,Teasers and Images

  • The Daydreamer Cast
Paul O'Keefe as Chris
Jack Gilford as Papa Andersen
Margaret Hamilton as Mrs. Klopplebobbler
Ray Bolger as The Pieman
Tallulah Bankhead as The Sea Witch (voice)
Victor Borge as Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)
Patty Duke as Thumbelina (voice)
Sessue Hayakawa as The Mole (voice)
Burl Ives as Father Neptune (voice)