Once Upon a Mattress

8
1972 1 hr 18 min Comedy , Music , TV Movie

The second television adaptation of Once Upon a Mattress was broadcast on December 12, 1972, on CBS. This production, videotaped in color, included original Broadway cast members Burnett, Gilford and White, and also featured Bernadette Peters as Lady Larken, Ken Berry as Prince Dauntless, Ron Husmann as Harry, and Wally Cox as The Jester. It was directed by Ron Field and Dave Powers. Again, several songs were eliminated and characters were combined or altered. Since the parts of the Minstrel and the Wizard were cut from this adaptation, a new prologue was written with Burnett singing "Many Moons Ago" as a bedtime story.

  • Cast:
    Carol Burnett , Ken Berry , Jane White , Bernadette Peters , Jack Gilford , Wally Cox , Nora Denney

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Reviews

Scanialara
1972/12/12

You won't be disappointed!

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VividSimon
1972/12/13

Simply Perfect

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Dotbankey
1972/12/14

A lot of fun.

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Ginger
1972/12/15

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

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