The Daydreamer
Before the Little Mermaid, there was...
1966 | 101m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Jules Bass |
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| Writer: | Arthur Rankin, Jr., Hans Christian Andersen |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Jun 01, 1966 |
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| Director: | Jules Bass |
| Writer: | Arthur Rankin, Jr., Hans Christian Andersen |
| Genres: | Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Music |
| Keywords | fairy tale, stop motion, fable, cobbler, based on fairy tale, garden of eden, quest, live action and animation |
| Production Companies | Embassy Pictures Corporation, Rankin/Bass Productions, Videocraft International |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Paul O'Keefe | Chris |
| Jack Gilford | Papa Andersen |
| Margaret Hamilton | Mrs. Klopplebobbler |
| Ray Bolger | The Pieman |
| Robert Harter | Big Claus |
| Tallulah Bankhead | The Sea Witch (voice) |
| Victor Borge | Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice) |
| Patty Duke | Thumbelina (voice) |
| Sessue Hayakawa | The Mole (voice) |
| Burl Ives | Father Neptune (voice) |
| Boris Karloff | The Rat (voice) |
| Hayley Mills | The Little Mermaid (voice) |
| Cyril Ritchard | The Sandman (voice) |
| Terry-Thomas | Brig. Zachary Zilch, the First Tailor (voice) |
| Ed Wynn | The Emperor (voice) |
| Larry D. Mann | Various (voice) |
| Billie Mae Richards | Various (voice) |
| James Daugherty | Various (voice) |
| William Marine | Various (voice) |
| Robert Goulet | Singer (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Arthur Rankin, Jr. | Writer |
| Jules Bass | Songs, Lyricist, Director |
| Hans Christian Andersen | Story, Characters |
| Joseph E. Levine | Presenter |
| Maurice Gordon | Art Direction, Set Designer |
| Romeo Muller | Dialogue |
| Daniel Cavelli | Director of Photography |
| Phyllis Grens | Makeup Artist |
| Sal Scoppa Jr. | Production Manager |
| Kizo Nagashima | Assistant Director |
| Richard Gramaglia | Sound |
| Alan Mirchin | Sound |
| Peter Page | Sound |
| Eric Tomlinson | Sound |
| John Hoppe | Visual Effects |
| Don Costa | Orchestrator |
| Maury Laws | Songs, Original Music Composer |
| Al Hirschfeld | Assistant Art Director |
| Bernard Cowan | Recording Supervision |
| Oleg Cassini | Costume Design |
| Tony Mordente | Choreographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Arthur Rankin, Jr. | Producer |
| Larry Roemer | Associate Producer |
| Joseph E. Levine | Executive Producer |
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