This CD comprises Danny Kaye's two most acclaimed Golden LP albums, Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales & Grimm's Fairy tales, recorded in the early 1960s. They were remastered for this compact disc.

The opening scene of the movie describes it best: "Once upon a time there lived in Denmark a great storyteller named HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN. This is not the story of his life, but a fairy tale about the great spinner of fairy tales." **Academy Award** nominee.

After being murdered by gangsters, an exuberant nightclub entertainer returns as a ghost to persuade his meek twin brother to help bring his killers to justice.

After a timid milkman knocks unconscious a boxing champion who was accosting his sister, he decides to take up boxing himself in order to impress a beautiful nightclub singer.

Kaye stars as the Danish storyteller who fascinates the children of Copenhagen with his stories as they are brought to life with dancing and music.

Court Jester: In 12th century England, the infant king is usurped by the wicked King Roderick. Black Fox and his band attempt to restore the rightful king by having a member of their troop infiltrate the court by posing as the jester. Things get zany when the jester is hypnotized into believing he is an assassin and switches identities at the snap of a finger, the King's daughter falls for the jester, and a sorceress interferes. Five Pennies: Semi-autobiographical...