When Princess Bedelia was born, the fairies gave her three wishes: beauty, grace and common sense. Her father thinks beautiful princesses don’t need common sense, but Bedelia makes good use of her brains. Based on the book by Jay Williams with animation by Vicente Bassol.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
304459
Language
English
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - United States
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Childrens Films → Children's films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Gender roles in children
Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)