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Once Upon a Mattress (1964)

The Broadway hit comes to the small screen with its original star!

Genre : Comedy, TV Movie, Music, Romance

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Joe Layton, Dave Geisel

Synopsis

Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. The musical story of THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA, this television adaption of the 1959 Broadway hit was videotaped in black and white in front of a live audience and featured Burnett, Bova, Gilford, and White from the original Broadway cast, as well as new principals Bill Hayes as the Minstrel, Shani Wallis as Lady Larken and Elliott Gould (in his first appearance on any screen) as the Jester. Due to the reduced running time of 90 minutes, several songs and scenes were either cut or shortened. The conflict concerning Sir Harry and Lady Larkin was downplayed so that they were married in secret.

Actors

Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett
Princess Winnifred
Jane White
Jane White
Queen Aggravain
Jack Gilford
Jack Gilford
King Sextimus
Joseph Bova
Joseph Bova
Prince Dauntless
Elliott Gould
Elliott Gould
Jester
Shani Wallis
Shani Wallis
Lady Larken
Bill Hayes
Bill Hayes
Minstrel
Jack Fletcher
Jack Fletcher
Wizard
Kellie Brytt
Kellie Brytt
Lady Rowena
Donna Monroe
Donna Monroe
Lady Lucille
Marian Haraldson
Marian Haraldson
Lady Myrthr
Corinna Manetto
Corinna Manetto
The Nightingale
Michael Bennett
Michael Bennett
Ensemble

Crews

Bob Banner
Bob Banner
Executive Producer
Joe Hamilton
Joe Hamilton
Producer
Mary Rodgers
Mary Rodgers
Music
Charles Lisanby
Charles Lisanby
Set Decoration
Hazel Roy
Hazel Roy
Costume Design
Jay Fairman
Jay Fairman
Sound
Joe Layton
Joe Layton
Director
Dave Geisel
Dave Geisel
Director
Marshall Barer
Marshall Barer
Writer
Dean Fuller
Dean Fuller
Writer
Jay Thompson
Jay Thompson
Writer

Trailers and other movies

Carol Burnett - Shy (1964 Version)
Once Upon A Mattress - Carol Burnett promo

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