I'm a big fan of Danny Kaye.Films like ON THE DOUBLE,KNOCK ON WOOD and THE COURT JESTER are enjoyable vehicles.THE INSPECTOR GENERAL is even better but his greatest achievement is the brilliant comedy THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY,it is one of the finest comedies ever made with a superb cast(besides Danny Kaye there is the beautiful Virginia Mayo and Boris Karloff)and a perfect mixture of songs and adventure.
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN is the worst Danny Kaye film I've ever seen.It doesn't have the story lines of the films mentioned above or a good cast.The worst part is the fact that there are much too many songs in it and it runs way too long,it should have been cut for 90 minutes not 2 hours.The ballet at the end is an anti climax that doesn't even have Danny Kaye in it and the story of Andersen has been changed for no reason at all.
The focus in the film is much too much on the female ballet dancer Zizi Jeanmaire which takes away the comic touches. The songs are not convincing,the only enjoyable song is "Thumbelina".
Danny Kaye shouldn't have cooperated on this project.I would recommend Kaye's classic THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY at any time over this film. 4/10
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN is the worst Danny Kaye film I've ever seen.It doesn't have the story lines of the films mentioned above or a good cast.The worst part is the fact that there are much too many songs in it and it runs way too long,it should have been cut for 90 minutes not 2 hours.The ballet at the end is an anti climax that doesn't even have Danny Kaye in it and the story of Andersen has been changed for no reason at all.
The focus in the film is much too much on the female ballet dancer Zizi Jeanmaire which takes away the comic touches. The songs are not convincing,the only enjoyable song is "Thumbelina".
Danny Kaye shouldn't have cooperated on this project.I would recommend Kaye's classic THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY at any time over this film. 4/10