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Peter Pan

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  • 19601960
  • 1h 40m
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Mary Martin in Peter Pan (1960)
AdventureComedyFamily
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, Michael, and John Darling.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, Michael, and John Darling.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, Michael, and John Darling.
IMDb RATING
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2.2K
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    • Vincent J. Donehue
    • Jerome Robbins(adaptation)
    • J.M. Barrie(based on the play by)
  • Stars
    • Mary Martin
    • Cyril Ritchard
    • Lynn Fontanne
    • Vincent J. Donehue
    • Jerome Robbins(adaptation)
    • J.M. Barrie(based on the play by)
  • Stars
    • Mary Martin
    • Cyril Ritchard
    • Lynn Fontanne
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    • 37User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Mary Martin
    Mary Martin
    • Peter Pan
    Cyril Ritchard
    Cyril Ritchard
    • Mr. Darling…
    Lynn Fontanne
    Lynn Fontanne
    • Narrator
    Maureen Bailey
    • Wendy…
    Margalo Gillmore
    Margalo Gillmore
    • Mrs. Darling
    Sondra Lee
    Sondra Lee
    • Tiger Lily
    Joe E. Marks
    • Smee
    Norman Shelly
    • Nana…
    Joey Trent
    • John
    Kent Fletcher
    Kent Fletcher
    • Michael
    Jacqueline Mayro
    • Liza
    Edmund Gaynes
    • Slightly
    Bill Snowden
    • Curly
    Carson Woods
    • Nibs
    Benedict Herrman
    • First Twin
    • (as Brad Herrman)
    Luke Halpin
    Luke Halpin
    • Second Twin
    David Komoroff
    • Tootles
    Richard Wyatt
    • Lion
      • Vincent J. Donehue
      • Jerome Robbins(adaptation)
      • J.M. Barrie(based on the play by)
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    • Trivia
      The production was never broadcast annually. It was first telecast live on March 7, 1955 as Peter Pan (1955) and re-staged live (by popular demand) on January 3, 1956 as Peter Pan (1956). It was not seen again until this version was videotaped in color and telecast in 1960. Rather than re-broadcast it annually, as CBS began doing with The Wizard of Oz (1939), NBC repeated the videotaped version in 1963, 1966, and 1973. A long hiatus followed, during which this 1960 production was presumed lost. There was a new production starring Mia Farrow with a new score, Peter Pan (1976). Finally, in 1988, the original 1960 videotape of the Mary Martin version was re-discovered intact, restored and remastered, and telecast in March of 1989 - the production's first TV showing in 16 years.
    • Goofs
      Live theatre productions have different rules than cinema, regarding suspension of disbelief. Most examples of crew or equipment visible, and related imperfect illusions, are not goofs in this genre.
    • Quotes

      Captain Hook: But Peter threw me hand to a crocodile, who happened to be passing by. And that croc liked the taste of me hand so much, he's followed me ever since. From land to land, from sea to sea, he follows the ship - licking his lips for the rest of me.

      Smee: Well, in a way, it is a sort of compliment.

      Captain Hook: [bonking Smee on the head] Well, I want no such compliment.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Last Boy Scout/Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country/Convicts/Hook/The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Tender Shepherd
      Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh

      Music by Moose Charlap

      Sung by Maureen Bailey, Margalo Gillmore, Joey Trent, and Kent Fletcher

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    Oh, the wonderful memories this brings back...
    As I was growing up, this film always had a special place in my heart next to The Wizard of Oz; it was shown live in 1955 and 1960. The 1960 production was preserved on kinescope and then shown once or twice in 1961 or 1962 and never again until 1991 or so. During those years that it was forgotten by the networks, there wasn't a baby-boomer out there that had truly forgotten it. It was one of those magical shows that we all talked about and wished they'd run again. Now, it's finally available on tape and on DVD; the DVD version is very well done and the picture is colorful, bright and clear, even though it's from the only kinescope copy of the live show. It's very much a filmed stage play, and the sets reflect this. It was preserved in color, which is a miracle considering there were virtually no color sets in existence then.

    Mary Martin is great as Peter (she was 47 years old when she did this very acrobatic role!), but Cyril Ritchard pretty much steals the production from her with his Hook. He and his pirates are so over the top that the other actors are hard put to keep up. Watch his face and his body during the singing and dancing scenes; he's just a delight. The songs are all wonderful, too. This is a film that probably won't be very popular with the children of the 90's, but my guess is that it was really meant for those of us who loved it when we were kids, because I purchased the DVD the minute it came out. Buy it while it's still available, and enjoy the memories.
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    • Nov 4, 1999

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    • Release date
      • December 8, 1960 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vitagraph Studios - 15th Street & Locust Avenue, Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 40 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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