Once Upon a Mattress

Dec 12, 1972

1h 18m

★ 7.8

The second television adaptation of the Broadway classic.

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Music

TV Movie

Production Companies

CBS Studios

Once Upon a Mattress Trailers

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Cast

Princess Winifred the Woebegone

Carol Burnett

Prince Dauntless

Ken Berry

Queen Aggravain

Jane White

Lady Larkin

Bernadette Peters

King Sextimus

Jack Gilford

The Jester

Wally Cox

Sir Harry

Ron Husmann

Lady Agatha

Nora Denney

Princess No. 12

Sivi Aberg

Dancer

Leonard Crofoot

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