The Daydreamer (1966)
The Daydreamer (1966)
Before the Little Mermaid, there was...
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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Cast

Paul O'Keefe Paul O'Keefe As: Chris
Jack Gilford Jack Gilford As: Papa Andersen
Margaret Hamilton Margaret Hamilton As: Mrs. Klopplebobbler
Ray Bolger Ray Bolger As: The Pieman
Robert Harter Robert Harter As: Big Claus
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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.


Tagline: Before the Little Mermaid, there was...
Certification: G

Details

Genres: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Music

Language: English

Release Date: 01 June 1966

Country: US

Runtime: 101m

Company Credits

Company: Rankin/Bass Productions, StudioCanal, Videocraft International, Embassy Pictures Corporation

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Cast

Paul O'Keefe

Paul O'Keefe

Chris

Jack Gilford

Jack Gilford

Papa Andersen

Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

Mrs. Klopplebobbler

Ray Bolger

Ray Bolger

The Pieman

Robert Harter

Robert Harter

Big Claus

Tallulah Bankhead

Tallulah Bankhead

The Sea Witch (voice)

Victor Borge

Victor Borge

Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)

Patty Duke

Patty Duke

Thumbelina (voice)

Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

The Mole (voice)

Burl Ives

Burl Ives

Father Neptune (voice)

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

The Rat (voice)

Hayley Mills

Hayley Mills

The Little Mermaid (voice)

Cyril Ritchard

Cyril Ritchard

The Sandman (voice)

Terry-Thomas

Terry-Thomas

Brig. Zachary Zilch, the First Tailor (voice)

Ed Wynn

Ed Wynn

The Emperor (voice)

Larry D. Mann

Larry D. Mann

Various (voice)

Billie Mae Richards

Billie Mae Richards

Various (voice)

James Daugherty

James Daugherty

Various (voice)

William Marine

William Marine

Various (voice)

Robert Goulet

Robert Goulet

Singer (voice)

Directed By

Kizo Nagashima

Kizo Nagashima

Assistant Director

Jules Bass

Jules Bass

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Joseph E. Levine

Joseph E. Levine

Executive Producer

Sal Scoppa Jr.

Sal Scoppa Jr.

Production Manager

Larry Roemer

Larry Roemer

Associate Producer

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Producer

Edited By

Not currently known.

Costume and Makeup

Oleg Cassini

Oleg Cassini

Costume Design

Phyllis Grens

Phyllis Grens

Makeup Artist

Sound

Maury Laws

Maury Laws

Original Music Composer

Peter Page

Peter Page

Sound

Bernard Cowan

Bernard Cowan

Recording Supervision

Don Costa

Don Costa

Orchestrator

Eric Tomlinson

Eric Tomlinson

Sound

Jules Bass

Jules Bass

Songs

Maury Laws

Maury Laws

Songs

Alan Mirchin

Alan Mirchin

Sound

Richard Gramaglia

Richard Gramaglia

Sound

Visual Effects

John Hoppe

John Hoppe

Visual Effects

Camera

Daniel Cavelli

Daniel Cavelli

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Maurice Gordon

Maurice Gordon

Set Designer

Al Hirschfeld

Al Hirschfeld

Assistant Art Director

Maurice Gordon

Maurice Gordon

Art Direction

Other Crew

Tony Mordente

Tony Mordente

Choreographer

Joseph E. Levine

Joseph E. Levine

Presenter

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