A fictional account of a teen-aged Hans Christian Anderson. In this film, young Hans runs away from home and each time he falls asleep he experiences in his dreams the different characters he would later write about including The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina and The Ugly Duckling.

Starring:

Billie Mae Richards, Boris Karloff, Burl Ives, Cyril Ritchard, Ed Wynn, Hayley Mills, Jack Gilford, Larry D Mann, Margaret Hamilton, Patty Duke, Ray Bolger, Robert Goulet, Sessue Hayakawa, Tallulah Bankhead, Terry-Thomas, Victor Borge

Genre:

Animation, Family, Fantasy