The Daydreamer
(1966)

Before the Little Mermaid, there was...

Released: 1966-06-01

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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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Jack Gilford

as Papa Andersen

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Margaret Hamilton

as Mrs. Klopplebobbler

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Ray Bolger

as The Pieman

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Robert Harter

as Big Claus

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Tallulah Bankhead

as The Sea Witch (voice)

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Victor Borge

as Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)

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Patty Duke

as Thumbelina (voice)

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Sessue Hayakawa

as The Mole (voice)

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Burl Ives

as Father Neptune (voice)

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Boris Karloff

as The Rat (voice)

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Hayley Mills

as The Little Mermaid (voice)

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Cyril Ritchard

as The Sandman (voice)

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Terry-Thomas

as Brig. Zachary Zilch, the First Tailor (voice)

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Ed Wynn

as The Emperor (voice)

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Larry D. Mann

as Various (voice)

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Billie Mae Richards

as Various (voice)

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James Daugherty

as Various (voice)

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William Marine

as Various (voice)

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Robert Goulet

as Singer (voice)

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Daniel Cavelli

Director of Photography

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Kizo Nagashima

Assistant Director

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Sal Scoppa Jr.

Production Manager

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Bernard Cowan

Recording Supervision

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Maury Laws

Original Music Composer

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John Hoppe

Visual Effects

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Larry Roemer

Associate Producer

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Al Hirschfeld

Assistant Art Director

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Oleg Cassini

Costume Design

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Don Costa

Orchestrator

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