Once Upon a Mattress
Release Date: 1972-12-12
Rating : 7.8/10
Duration : 78 minutes
Genres : Comedy, Music, TV Movie
Director : Ron Field, Dave Powers
Writer : Marshall Barer, Dean Fuller, Jay Thompson
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