Once Upon a Mattress

IMDb 7.8 1972 78 min ComedyMusicTV Movie

Director

Dave Powers

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett Princess Winifred the Woebegone
Ken Berry
Ken Berry Prince Dauntless
Jane White
Jane White Queen Aggravain
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters Lady Larkin
Jack Gilford
Jack Gilford King Sextimus