Ella Cinders (1926)

Poor Ella Cinders is much abused by her evil step-mother and step-sisters. When she wins a local beauty contest she jumps at the chance to get out of her dead-end life and go to Hollywood, ... See full summary »

Director:

Alfred E. Green

Writers:

Mervyn LeRoy (story), Frank Griffin (story),

Stars:

Colleen Moore, Lloyd Hughes, Vera Lewis

Cast

Cast overview:
Colleen Moore	...	Ella Cinders
Lloyd Hughes	...	Waite Lifter
Vera Lewis	...	Ma Cinders
Doris Baker	...	Lotta Pill
Emily Gerdes	...	Prissy Pill
Mike Donlin	...	Film Studio Gateman
Jed Prouty	...	Mayor
Jack Duffy	...	Fire Chief
Harry Allen	...	Photographer
Alfred E. Green	...	Director
D'Arcy Corrigan	...	Editor

Storyline

Poor Ella Cinders is much abused by her evil step-mother and step-sisters. When she wins a local beauty contest she jumps at the chance to get out of her dead-end life and go to Hollywood, where she is promised a job in the movies. When she arrives in Hollywood, she discoves that the contest was a scam and the job non-existant. But through pluck, luck, and talent, she makes it in the movies anyway, and finds true love.

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Plot Keywords:

winner | beauty contest | desert | judge | iceman | 

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Taglines:

Coleen as a Kitchen Mechanic who won a chance to act in the movies (original print ad)

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

6 June 1926 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

John McCormick Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min 60 min (edited)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Hollywood: Trick of the Light (1980)

User Reviews

Delightful Colleen Moore Sparkles And Shines

I watched this silent comedy with Colleen Moore and gorgeous Lloyd Hughes with my 6 year old daughter and we were rapt with attention all the way through. This film boasts a touching sweet romance, and many fine and unique comedy moments, such as Ella getting her picture taken for a beauty contest and having a fly land on her nose, and Lloyd's character using the missing shoe for measurements to buy her a pair of dress shoes when she goes off to Hollywood.

Unlike one commentator here however I didn't care for that organ score. I heard some copyrighted song musical phrases in there that were misplaced too, like a strain from Dr. Zhivago! Weird.

If you love Colleen Moore or want to learn more about her this is a film not to be missed. She was an excellent comedienne, even better than Mabel Normand.