Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen is a 1952 Hollywood musical film directed by Charles Vidor and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. The screenplay by Moss Hart and an uncredited Ben Hecht is based on a story by Myles Connolly.
Plot
In the 1830s, in the small Danish town of Odense, cobbler Hans Christian Andersen spends his day spinning fairy tales for the village children. One day, the stern schoolmaster implores the Burgomaster and councilmen to curtail the cobbler's habit of distracting the students with his storytelling. Hans finally returns to his shop, where his teenage assistant, the orphan Peter, begs him to stop causing trouble.
More details
author | Ben Hecht |
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contentLocation | Copenhagen |
director | Charles Vidor |
editor | Daniel Mandell |
genre | historical |
keywords | ballet company burgomaster cobbler color draw duckling entertain even fairy tale help hide id jail cell love letter married couple morning after newspaper office odense on the road open police arrest sea voyage shaved head shoemaking sing spin storytelling the king the little mermaid the ugly duckling their way thumbelina ugly duckling write young girl |
musicBy | Frank Loesser |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score Academy Award for Best Sound |
producer | Samuel Goldwyn |
productionCompany | Samuel Goldwyn Productions |
publisher | RKO Pictures |
theme | biographical musical |