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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Main Cast: Paul O'Keefe, Jack Gilford, Margaret Hamilton, Ray Bolger, Robert Harter, Tallulah Bankhead, Victor Borge, Patty Duke, Sessue Hayakawa, Burl Ives

Director: Jules Bass

Writers: Arthur Rankin, Jr., Hans Christian Andersen

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Cinematographer: Daniel Cavelli

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