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Summary: GREAT FAMILY FUN SHOW
Review: I saw this for the first time in 1960. I finally got it on tape again when it was presented in the eighties. It is wonderful to watch Broadway live in your living room. This is the way to enjoy a musical. With this one sees a historical event before their eyes. Mary Mrtin is one of the greatest to ever adorne broadway. Seeing her perform is breathtaking. As long as one remembers this is 1960 production and will not have modern technology, you will really enjoy it. I do every time I watch.
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Summary: GREAT FAMILY FUN SHOW
Review: I saw this for the first time in 1960. I finally got it on tape again when it was presented in the eighties. It is wonderful to watch Broadway live in your living room. This is the way to enjoy a musical. With this one sees a historical event before their eyes. Mary Mrtin is one of the greatest to ever adorne broadway. Seeing her perform is breathtaking. As long as one remembers this is 1960 production and will not have modern technology, you will really enjoy it. I do every time I watch.
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Summary: A Great Movie to Own
Review: I teach in a grade school and use Peter Pan as an introduction to the theater and the stage. The children love it. They want ot know every detain about how it was made. I recently had my copy stolen and want ot replace it. It's that good. Thank you Mary Martin.
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Summary: By FAR the best version!
Review: I was about five years old when I first saw this on television. (Dating myself, of course - circa 1954) It hasn't lost its charm at all, and Mary Martin is the Peter Pan of all time. Not because I am biased, but when you first see her, as I did when I was a child, you forget about gender. She is magical, and musical, and mystical, and she embodies the character of J.M. Barrie's "Pan" to the hilt. Then there are the songs - "I'm Flying," "Never Land," "I Won't Grow Up," and others, and it's incredibly enchanting.Cyril Ritchard is marvelous as Captain Hook, as well, and he embodies the role as well. You know that he's gone wrong, and the semi-comic, don't take me to seriously mischief he brings to the role is neat. He sings on "Tarantella," and "Captain Hook," and when the Crocodile makes its appearance, you are at first saddened, but glad that he has gone away. All in all, this is superb family entertainment, and it is highly recommended. 10 stars would be more like it!!!
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Summary: Simply the Best!!!
Review: I was about five years old when I first saw this on television. (Dating myself, of course - circa 1954) It hasn't lost its charm at all, and Mary Martin is the Peter Pan of all time. Not because I am biased, but when you first see her, as I did when I was a child, you forget about gender. She is magical, and musical, and mystical, and she embodies the character of J.M. Barrie's "Pan" to the hilt. Then there are the songs - "I'm Flying," "Never Land," "I Won't Grow Up," and others, and it's incredibly enchanting. Cyril Ritchard is marvelous as Captain Hook, as well, and he embodies the role as well. You know that he's gone wrong, and the semi-comic, don't take me to seriously mischief he brings to the role is neat. He sings on "Tarantella," and "Captain Hook," and when the Crocodile makes its appearance, you are at first saddened, but glad that he has gone away. All in all, this is superb family entertainment, and it is highly recommended. 10 stars would be more like it!!!
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Summary: A TIMELESS CLASSIC
Review: I've got the version with Maureen Bailey as Wendy and Jacqueline Mayro as Liza.How many times was this musical put on television?But truly it is one of the greatest underrated Broadway musicals,along with FLOWER DRUM SONG and ANYONE CAN WHISTLE.I watched the film again last night and it never fails to bring a tear to my eye.Liza's ballet when she arrives in Never Land is always a highlight for me because of the lush orchestrations for it,and I take my hat off to Mary for being so electrifying in the show.In every televisation of it the white heat with which the cast performs is phenomenal.
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Summary: A TIMELESS CLASSIC
Review: I've got the version with Maureen Bailey as Wendy and Jaqueline Mayro as Liza. How many times was this musical put on Television? But truly it is one of the greatest underrated Broadway musicals,along with FLOWER DRUM SONG and ANYONE CAN WHISTLE.I watched the film again last night and it never fails to bring a tear to my eye. Liza's ballet when she arrives in Never Land is always a highlight for me because of the lush orchestrations for it,and I take my hat off to Mary for being so electrifying in the show.In every televisation of it the white heat with which the whole cast performs is phenomenal.
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Summary: Don't expect the 1955 kinescope
Review: In spite of the erroneous link that currently exists between the Internet Movie Database and this entry, this edition of the famous Mary Martin "Peter Pan" is not the very first 1955 telecast. That telecast is preserved on kinescope, not videotape, and most likely exists only in black and white, as kinescopes were unable to reproduce color. Instead, this is the 1960 production of that same musical, here preserved in color, and those who are expecting a "different" production need not worry. Most of the original Broadway cast is still here--the exceptions are the children, who naturally have been cast to replace the 1955 kids who of course had outgrown their roles. Wendy and Jane in this production are played by Maureen Bailey, who, although having an attractive singing voice, is a shrill actress who quickly gets on one's nerves (unlike Kathleen Nolan, who went on to have a successful career on television after "Peter Pan"). Liza the maid is played not by Mary Martin's daughter Heller Halliday, but by Jacqueline Mayro. But practically everything else is the same as the 1955 production, and those who think that they have grown up watching that 1955 production are mistaken; it is this 1960 production which has been rerun over and over on television and issued on video. Yes, the sets look cheesy in comparison to what we would see today, and you can see the wires when the actors fly, but you will most likely never see a better, more heartfelt production of "Peter Pan" than this version. It is the only one which truly captures the spirit, humor and poignancy of the story, unlike the chintzy, superficial Cathy Rigby production. Mary Martin as Peter, Cyril Ritchard as Mr. Darling and Captain Hook, and Joe E. Marks as Smee have never been bettered by any other actors playing these roles.
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Summary: great plot and characters
Review: Loved Mary Martin's terrific acting. My favorite character was the captain Hook guy, he was mischievous and scheming and plotting. He also played the children's father also. How about that a dual role in a single one movie. Great family and older movie but sad that the studio is no longer producing this. You know they really should consider doing so. I first saw this movie when I was a little child, about six or seven years of age. Terrific family movie.!
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Summary: A Cherished Favorite!
Review: Mary Martin, the first of three famous actresses to play Peter in this musical, gives a classic performance in television's first "in color" made-for-TV special. Her rendition of "Neverland" remains unmatched by any of her successors. Cyril Ritchard is wonderful as the mischievous Captain hook. You will sing along, laugh and cry as you watch this 1950's Broadway show reassembled for the 1960 video special. Unfortunately, unlike the pristine video and DVD recorded in early 2000 of Cathy Rigby in the same musical (also available at Amazon.com) the 1960 video quality is poor by comparison. Never the less this is a classic you don't want to miss!
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