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