The Daydreamer (1966)
- HD 1080
- Runtime: 101m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Jules Bass
- Stars: Paul O'Keefe, Jack Gilford, Margaret Hamilton, Ray Bolger, Robert Harter
- keywords: fairy tale, stop motion, fable, cobbler, based on fairy tale, garden of eden, quest, live action and animation
- Production_studio: Rankin/Bass Productions, StudioCanal, Videocraft International, Embassy Pictures Corporation
- Slogan: Before the Little Mermaid, there was...
- The The Daydreamer is featured in the top rankings of 1966
- #12 in Top Animation of 1966
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.