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