Cinderella (1950)

Directors:

Clyde Geronimi
Wilfred Jackson
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Writers:

Bill Peet (story) and
Erdman Penner (story) ...
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Release Date:

4 March 1950 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

The greatest love story ever told. (1957 reissue)

Plot:

When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq, and from her Fairy Godmother.

Plot Keywords:

Ball | Cinderella | Fairy Godmother | Fairy Tale | Prince

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Ilene Woods	...	Cinderella (voice)
Eleanor Audley	...	Lady Tremaine (voice)
Verna Felton	...	Fairy Godmother (voice)
Rhoda Williams	...	Drizella (voice)
James MacDonald	...	Bruno / Gus / Jaques (voice) (as James Macdonald)
Luis Van Rooten	...	King / Grand Duke (voice)
Don Barclay	...	Doorman (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lucille Bliss	...	Anastasia (voice) (uncredited)
Marion Darlington	...	Birds (voice) (uncredited)
Mike Douglas	...	Prince Charming (singing voice) (uncredited)
June Foray	...	Lucifer (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Lou Gerson	...	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Earl Keen	...	Bruno (voice) (uncredited)
Clint McCauley	...	Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Marni Nixon	...	Main Title Soloist (voice) (uncredited)
William Phipps	...	Prince Charming (voice) (uncredited)
Thurl Ravenscroft	...	Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Helen Seibert	...	Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Jeffrey Stone	...	Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
June Sullivan	...	Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Lucille Williams	...	Perla - a Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
John Woodbury	...	Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Clyde Geronimi
Wilfred Jackson
Hamilton Luske

Writing credits
Bill Peet		(story) (as William Peed) and
Erdman Penner		(story) and
Ted Sears		(story) and
Winston Hibler		(story) and
Homer Brightman		(story) and
Harry Reeves		(story) and
Ken Anderson		(story) (as Kenneth Anderson) and
Joe Rinaldi		(story)
Charles Perrault		(from the original classic by)

Produced by
Walt Disney	....	producer

Original Music by
Paul J. Smith
Oliver Wallace

Film Editing by
Donald Halliday

Production Management
David Candiff	....	post-production manager (restored version)
Ben Sharpsteen	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mike Holoboff	....	assistant director (uncredited)
Larry Lansburgh	....	assistant director (uncredited)
Ted Sebern	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Robert O. Cook	....	sound recordist
C.O. Slyfield	....	sound director
Harold J. Steck	....	sound recordist

Visual Effects by
Jack Boyd	....	effects animator
Rachel Clement	....	restoration artist: restoration (restored version)
Ub Iwerks	....	special processes
April McMorris	....	digital producer: restoration (restored version)
Joshua Meador	....	effects animator (as Josh Meador)
George Rowley	....	effects animator
Bruce Tauscher	....	digital color timing supervisor: restoration (restored version)

Animation Department
Hal Ambro	....	character animator
Dick Anthony	....	background artist
Mary Blair	....	color and styling
Tim Campbell	....	animation research library: restoration (restored version)
Fox Carney	....	animation research library: restoration (restored version)
Les Clark	....	directing animator
Claude Coats	....	color and styling
Tom Codrick	....	layout artist
Merle Cox	....	background artist
Don DaGradi	....	color and styling (as Don da Gradi)
Marc Davis	....	directing animator
Phil Duncan	....	character animator
Doug Engalla	....	animation research library: restoration (restored version)
Norman Ferguson	....	directing animator (as Norm Ferguson)
Hugh Fraser	....	character animator
Don Griffith	....	layout artist
Ann Hansen	....	animation research library: restoration (restored version)
John Hench	....	color and styling
Hugh Hennesy	....	layout artist
Ray Huffine	....	background artist
Ralph Hulett	....	background artist
Ollie Johnston	....	directing animator
Milt Kahl	....	directing animator
Tamara Khalaf	....	animation research library: restoration (restored version)
Ward Kimball	....	directing animator
Hal King	....	character animator
Eric Larson	....	directing animator
John Lounsbery	....	directing animator
Don Lusk	....	character animator
Brice Mack	....	background artist
Fred Moore	....	character animator
George Nicholas	....	character animator
Lance Nolley	....	layout artist
Cliff Nordberg	....	character animator
Ken O'Brien	....	character animator
Kendall O'Connor	....	layout artist (as A. Kendall O'Connor)
Charles Philippi	....	layout artist
Vivian G. Procopio	....	animation research library: restoration (restored version) (as Vivian Procopio)
Thor Putnam	....	layout artist
Wolfgang Reitherman	....	directing animator
Art Riley	....	background artist
Lella Smith	....	animation research library: restoration (restored version)
McLaren Stewart	....	layout artist (as Mac Stewart)
Frank Thomas	....	directing animator
Harvey Toombs	....	character animator
Matt Tsugawa	....	animation research library: restoration (restored version)
Judge Whitaker	....	character animator
Thelma Witmer	....	background artist
Marvin Woodward	....	character animator
Edwin Aardal	....	animator (uncredited)
Blaine Gibson	....	animator (uncredited)
Jerry Hathcock	....	animator (uncredited)
Dan MacManus	....	animator (uncredited)
John McManus	....	animator (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Cory Hansen	....	post-production coordinator: restoration
Timothy Peeler	....	digital colorist: restoration

Music Department
Mack David	....	songs: music and lyrics by
Joseph Dubin	....	orchestrator
Al Hoffman	....	songs: music and lyrics by
Jerry Livingston	....	songs: music and lyrics by
Paul J. Smith	....	musical director (as Paul Smith)
Al Teeter	....	music editor
Oliver Wallace	....	musical director
Lyn Murray	....	music arranger: vocals (uncredited)
Edward H. Plumb	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Other crew
Claire Du Brey	....	live action model: Fairy Godmother (as Claire DuBrey)
Helene Stanley	....	live action model: Cinderella and Anastasia
Eleanor Audley	....	live action model: Lady Tremaine (uncredited)
Marie Dasnoit	....	secretary (uncredited)
Eloise Tobelman	....	secretary (uncredited)
Rhoda Williams	....	live action model: Drizella (uncredited)
Ruth Wright	....	secretary (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Productions (presents) (as Walt Disney)

Distributors

• RKO Radio Pictures (1950) (USA) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Home Video (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Film Distribution Company (1957) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Buena Vista International (1992) (Argentina) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Greater Union Organisation (GUO) (1982) (Australia) (theatrical) (re-release)
• RKO Radio Pictures Argentina (1950) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• RKO Radio Pictures (1951) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• RKO Radio Pictures (1950) (France) (theatrical)
• RKO (1952) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Rank Film (1958) (Italy) (theatrical) (re-release)
• ABC Family (2012) (USA) (TV)
• Abril Vídeo (1992) (Brazil) (VHS)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2002) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Gativideo (????) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Kingdom (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Home Video (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)

Other Companies

• Technicolor  color by
• RCA Sound System  sound post-production
• Buena Vista Sound  sound re-recording (restoration) (as Buena Vista Sound Studios)
• Library of Congress, Motion Picture Conservation Center  acknowledgment: restoration
• Lowry Digital Images  restoration
• Sony Music Studios  sound restoration
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital mastering (restoration)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

74 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

USA:G | Argentina:Atp | Finland:S | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 | UK:U | Australia:G | Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Brazil:Livre | South Korea:All | USA:Approved (PCA #14083) (original rating) | Canada:G (video rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1973) | Sweden:Btl

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

Excluding the initial prologue explaining how the stepmother came into Cinderella's life and the closing wedding scene, the main story of the film takes place over approximately a 24-hour period. Cinderella starts her day with her chores, the prince's ball is that evening and she successfully tries on the lost slipper the following morning.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Cinderella wakes Lucifer up he comes out of the room, yawns and makes scratch marks on the floor. Next time we see the floor near the stepmother's room it has disappeared.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator:Once upon a time in a faraway land, there was a tiny kingdom, peaceful, prosperous, and rich in romance and tradition. Here in a stately chateau, there lived a widowed gentleman and his little daughter, Cinderella. Although he was a kind and devoted father...

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Music Movies: Aladdin (#1.2)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes

My first movie

This is the first movie I have ever seen and it was love at first sight. Since then I've watched it a hundred times or so and collected the video in many languages. Cinderella is wonderful, funny and rich. I know that many people remember it for the mice and Lucifer, but look at the human figures: they're (with the exception of the Prince) perfect and truly convincing. For example the relationship between Cinderella and the stepmother is strongly rendered and it's clear that the girl fears that woman. The sequence of the fairy godmother is one of the best of all Disney films (what a dream the transformation of the dress) and the ball episode is exciting and fascinating in both drawing (note the use of the shadows at a time when computer coloring was far away), dialogue and music (the Cinderella Waltz "So this is love" is enchanting).