The read
It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Marshall BarerWriter
- Dean FullerWriter
- Jay ThompsonWriter
- Dave PowersDirector
- Ron FieldDirector
Cast
- Carol BurnettPrincess Winifred the Woebegone
- Ken BerryPrince Dauntless
- Jane WhiteQueen Aggravain
- Bernadette PetersLady Larkin
- Jack GilfordKing Sextimus
- Wally CoxThe Jester
- Ron HusmannSir Harry
- Nora DenneyLady Agatha
- Sivi AbergPrincess No. 12
- Leonard CrofootDancer
Stills
Themes
princessfairy talebased on play or musicalroyaltybroadwayplayfullightheartedridiculous