The Daydreamer 57 years old

Before the Little Mermaid, there was...

The Daydreamer

In this hybrid of live-action and stop-motion animation, 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.

Credits

The Daydreamer Cast

Name Character
Margaret Hamilton She was 63, 82 years old when she died as Mrs. Klopplebobbler
Hayley Mills She was 20, now 77 years old as The Little Mermaid
Jack Gilford He was 58, 82 years old when he died as Papa Andersen
Ed Wynn He was 79, 79 years old when he died as The Emperor
Boris Karloff He was 78, 81 years old when he died as The Rat
Tallulah Bankhead She was 64, 66 years old when she died as The Sea Witch
Ray Bolger He was 62, 83 years old when he died as The Pieman
Victor Borge He was 57, 91 years old when he died as Zenith
Patty Duke She was 19, 69 years old when she died as Thumbelina
Burl Ives He was 56, 85 years old when he died as Father Neptune
Sessue Hayakawa He was 76, 84 years old when he died as The Mole
Cyril Ritchard He was 68, 80 years old when he died as The Sandman
Terry-Thomas He was 54, 78 years old when he died as Brig. Zachary Zilch

The Daydreamer Crew

Name Department
Jules Bass as Director. He was 30 (now 88) years old Directing
Jules Bass as Music. He was 30 (now 88) years old Sound
Maury Laws as Music. He was 42 (95) years old when He died Sound
Hans Christian Andersen as Story. He was 161 (70) years old when He died Writing
Maurice Gordon as Art Direction. Art
Arthur Rankin, Jr. as Producer. He was 41 (now 99) years old Production
Arthur Rankin, Jr. as Writer. He was 41 (now 99) years old Writing
Romeo Muller as Dialogue. He was 37 (64) years old when He died Writing
The Daydreamer poster
The Daydreamer (57 years)

Before the Little Mermaid, there was...

  • Release day: Wednesday, June 01, 1966
  • Runtime: 101 minutes