The Daydreamer

movie

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 & crew

Sessue Hayakawa · Paul O'Keefe · Robert Harter · Burl Ives · Hans Christian Andersen · Victor Borge · Jules Bass · Jack Gilford · Patty Duke · Arthur Rankin, Jr. · Tallulah Bankhead · Ray Bolger · Margaret Hamilton

Studios & networks

Embassy Pictures Corporation · Rankin/Bass Productions · Videocraft International