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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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 & crew
Paul O'KeefeChris
Jack GilfordPapa Andersen
Margaret HamiltonMrs. Klopplebobbler
Ray BolgerThe Pieman
Tallulah BankheadThe Sea Witch (voice)
Victor BorgeZenith, the Second Tailor (voice)
Patty DukeThumbelina (voice)
Sessue HayakawaThe Mole (voice)
Burl IvesFather Neptune (voice)
Boris KarloffThe Rat (voice)
Hayley MillsThe Little Mermaid (voice)Explore the crew
- Director of Photography
- Daniel Cavelli
- Original Music Composer
- Maury Laws
- Producer
- Arthur Rankin Jr.
- Writer
- Arthur Rankin Jr.
- Director
- Jules Bass