The Daydreamer

Before the Little Mermaid, there was...

• Rated 5.1 out of 10
• Movie
• 1966
• 1h 41m
• Animation
• Adventure
• Family

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.

Director

Jules Bass

Starring

Paul O'Keefe, Jack Gilford, Margaret Hamilton, Ray Bolger