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
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)
Crew
Jules Bass
Director, Songs, Lyricist
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Writer, Producer
Hans Christian Andersen
Story, Characters
Daniel Cavelli
Director of Photography
Kizo Nagashima
Assistant Director
Joseph E. Levine
Executive Producer, Presenter
Larry Roemer
Associate Producer
Oleg Cassini
Costume Design
Phyllis Grens
Makeup Artist
Al Hirschfeld
Assistant Art Director
Richard Gramaglia
Sound
Alan Mirchin
Sound
Peter Page
Sound
Eric Tomlinson
Sound
John Hoppe
Visual Effects
Maury Laws
Original Music Composer, Songs
Romeo Muller
Dialogue
Maurice Gordon
Set Designer, Art Direction
Tony Mordente
Choreographer
Bernard Cowan
Recording Supervision
Sal Scoppa Jr.
Production Manager
Don Costa
Orchestrator
