Hans Christian Andersen

Plot

A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.

  • Charles Vidor

    Director

  • Moss Hart

    Screenplay

  • Myles Connolly

    Story

  • Harry Stradling Sr.

    Director of Photography

  • Daniel Mandell

    Editor

  • 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

  • Runtime

    112 minutes

    Released

    1952-12-19

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Samuel Goldwyn Productions

    Sound

  • Frank Loesser

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    81 days ago

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