 
                                                                112 minutos
A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.
 
                                                        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
 
                                                        Jeanne Lafayette
Celine
 
                                                        Robert Malcolm
Stage Doorman
 
                                                        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