Once Upon a Mattress
1964, English. Directed by Dave Geisel & Joe Layton.
The Broadway hit comes to the small screen with its original star!
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Dave GeiselDirector
- Joe LaytonDirector
- Carol BurnettPrincess Winnifred
- Jane WhiteQueen Aggravain
- Jack GilfordKing Sextimus
- Joseph BovaPrince Dauntless
- Elliott GouldJester
- Shani WallisLady Larken
- Bill HayesMinstrel
- Jack FletcherWizard
- Kellie BryttLady Rowena
- Donna MonroeLady Lucille
- Marian HaraldsonLady Myrthr
- Corinna ManettoThe Nightingale
Details
- Released
- 3 June 1964
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer, Dean Fuller
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How long is Once Upon a Mattress?
Once Upon a Mattress runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Which OTT platform is Once Upon a Mattress on?
Once Upon a Mattress isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 June 1964. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Once Upon a Mattress?
If you liked Once Upon a Mattress, try Starstruck, Lovestruck: The Musical, Holiday Harmony.
Who directed Once Upon a Mattress?
Once Upon a Mattress (1964) was directed by Dave Geisel and Joe Layton and stars Carol Burnett, Jane White, Jack Gilford.