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Cast
Paul O'Keefe | As: Chris | |
Jack Gilford | As: Papa Andersen | |
Margaret Hamilton | As: Mrs. Klopplebobbler | |
Ray Bolger | As: The Pieman | |
Robert Harter | As: Big Claus |
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 |
Cast
Paul O'Keefe |
Chris |
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Jack Gilford |
Papa Andersen |
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Margaret Hamilton |
Mrs. Klopplebobbler |
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Ray Bolger |
The Pieman |
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Robert Harter |
Big Claus |
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Tallulah Bankhead |
The Sea Witch (voice) |
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Victor Borge |
Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice) |
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Patty Duke |
Thumbelina (voice) |
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Sessue Hayakawa |
The Mole (voice) |
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Burl Ives |
Father Neptune (voice) |
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Boris Karloff |
The Rat (voice) |
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Hayley Mills |
The Little Mermaid (voice) |
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Cyril Ritchard |
The Sandman (voice) |
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Terry-Thomas |
Brig. Zachary Zilch, the First Tailor (voice) |
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Ed Wynn |
The Emperor (voice) |
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Larry D. Mann |
Various (voice) |
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Billie Mae Richards |
Various (voice) |
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James Daugherty |
Various (voice) |
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William Marine |
Various (voice) |
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Robert Goulet |
Singer (voice) |
Directed By
Kizo Nagashima |
Assistant Director |
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Jules Bass |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Jules Bass |
Lyricist |
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Hans Christian Andersen |
Story |
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Arthur Rankin, Jr. |
Writer |
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Romeo Muller |
Dialogue |
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Hans Christian Andersen |
Characters |
Production Crew
Sal Scoppa Jr. |
Production Manager |
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Larry Roemer |
Associate Producer |
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Joseph E. Levine |
Executive Producer |
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Arthur Rankin, Jr. |
Producer |
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Edited By
Costume and Makeup
Oleg Cassini |
Costume Design |
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Phyllis Grens |
Makeup Artist |
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Sound
Eric Tomlinson |
Sound |
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Bernard Cowan |
Recording Supervision |
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Maury Laws |
Original Music Composer |
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Maury Laws |
Songs |
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Alan Mirchin |
Sound |
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Richard Gramaglia |
Sound |
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Peter Page |
Sound |
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Jules Bass |
Songs |
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Don Costa |
Orchestrator |
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Visual Effects
John Hoppe |
Visual Effects |
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Camera
Daniel Cavelli |
Director of Photography |
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Lighting
Art Department
Al Hirschfeld |
Assistant Art Director |
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Maurice Gordon |
Set Designer |
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Maurice Gordon |
Art Direction |
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Other Crew
Joseph E. Levine |
Presenter |
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Tony Mordente |
Choreographer |
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