1h 52m
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Music
Family
Comedy
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The glorious story of the greatest storyteller of them all!
A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.
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Danny Kaye
Hans Christian Andersen
Farley Granger
Niels
Zizi Jeanmaire
Doro
Joseph Walsh
Peter
Philip Tonge
Otto
John Qualen
Burgomaster
Erik Bruhn
The Hussar - Danced by
Roland Petit
The Prince in 'The Little Mermaid' Ballet
John Brown
Schoolmaster
George Chandler
Farmer
Fred Kelsey
First Gendarme
Lee Aaker
Little Boy (uncredited)
Billy Bevan
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Barrie Chase
Ballerina (uncredited)
Sylvia Lewis
Danseuse / Corps de Ballet (uncredited)
Noreen Corcoran
Little Girl (uncredited)
Beverly Washburn
Girl Outside Jail Window