Peter Pan (1960) (TV)

Director:

Vincent J. Donehue

Writers:

J.M. Barrie (play)
Jerome Robbins (adaptation)

Release Date:

8 December 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Musical | Fantasy

Plot:

In this magical tale about the boy who refuses to grow up, Peter Pan and his mischievous fairy sidekick Tinkerbell visit the nursery of Wendy...

Plot Keywords:

Fairy | Pirate | Peter Pan | Children | Captain Hook

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Mary Martin	...	Peter Pan
Cyril Ritchard	...	Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
Maureen Bailey	...	Wendy Darling / Jane
Margalo Gillmore	...	Mrs. Darling
Sondra Lee	...	Tiger Lily
Joe E. Marks	...	Smee
Joey Trent	...	John Darling
Kent Fletcher	...	Michael Darling
Jacqueline Mayro	...	Liza
Edmund Gaynes	...	Slightly
Bill Snowden	...	Curly
Carson Woods	...	Nibs
Benedict Herrman	...	First Twin (as Brad Herrman)
Luke Halpin	...	Second Twin
David Komoroff	...	Tootles

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Vitagraph Studios - 15th Street & Locust Avenue, Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Trivia:

Mary Martin won the 1955 Tony Award (New York City) for Best Actress in a Musical for playing the title role that she recreated in this televised production.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: The wires to aid Michael in flying are clearly visible in the scene in the bedroom when Peter is teaching the children to fly.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator: Some say that as we grow up, we become different people at different ages, but I don't believe this. I think we remain the same throughout, merely passing in these years from one room, to another, but always in the same house. If we unlock the rooms, we can look in and see ourselves beginning to become you and me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mork & Mindy: Looney Tunes and Morkie Melodies (#2.23)" (1980)

Soundtrack:

Pirate Song

One Great Movie!

This movie is one of the best versions of the Peter Pan story that I have ever seen I've been watching it for years and now at the age of 20 I still find myself singing the songs and tapping my toe to the beat.

It was done in the traditional theater way, with a woman playing Peter Pan, but Mary Martin did such a wonderful job you never think of her as a 'girl'. Tinkerbell is a light that whizzes across the stage, and the audience is drawn into the movie when asked to clap for the little fairy after drinking poison meant for Peter.

This is a wonderful movie and I recommend it for adults and children alike, its full of the wholesome kind of magic that you hardly see nowadays in film.