Hans Christian Andersen

Danny Kaye

as Hans Christian Andersen

Farley Granger

as Niels

Zizi Jeanmaire

as Doro

Joseph Walsh

as Peter

Philip Tonge

as Otto

John Qualen

as Burgomaster

Erik Bruhn

as The Hussar - Danced by

Roland Petit

as The Prince in 'The Little Mermaid' Ballet

John Brown

as Schoolmaster

Jeanne Lafayette

as Celine

Robert Malcolm

as Stage Doorman

George Chandler

as Farmer

Fred Kelsey

as First Gendarme

Lee Aaker

as Little Boy (uncredited)

Billy Bevan

as Town Councilman (uncredited)

Barrie Chase

as Ballerina (uncredited)

Sylvia Lewis

as Danseuse / Corps de Ballet (uncredited)

Noreen Corcoran

as Little Girl (uncredited)

Beverly Washburn

as Girl Outside Jail Window