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Director:
Writer:
Frank Tashlin (writer)
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Release Date:
18 December 1960 (USA) more
Plot:
This was Jerry Lewis' answer to the classic Cinderella story. When his father dies, poor Fella (Lewis)... more | add synopsis
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1 nomination more
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List: If the Slipper Fits... Five Cinderella Reinventions
(From IFC. 29 August 2008, 7:32 AM, PDT)
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Modern Day Cinderella Story -- Jerry Lewis Style! more (18 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Jerry Lewis | ... | Cinderfella |
 | Ed Wynn | ... | Fairy Godfather |
 | Judith Anderson | ... | Wicked Stepmother |
| Henry Silva | ... | Maximilian |
| Robert Hutton | ... | Rupert |
| Count Basie | ... | Himself |
| Joe Williams | ... | Himself - band vocalist |
 | Anna Maria Alberghetti | ... | Princess Charming |
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91 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Some exteriors were shot at the Bel Air, California mansion also used in "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962). more
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Continuity: Cinderfella spills salt into his soup and then tries to scoop the salt out of the soup with the salt shaker. Moments later, the salt shaker is full of dry salt again. more
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Fairy Godfather:
[Fella has fainted] Jack and Jill! Fetch a pail of water!
[Jack and Jill magically appear and dump water on Fella]
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Featured in 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV) more
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Somebody more
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One of Lewis's early non-Martin films. Superior production values and charm throughout, this is a true Sunday afternoon family affair. Based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Cinderella", orphaned Lewis is trapped in the situation of being royally taken advantage of by a selfish, scheming step-mother and her two full-grown layabout, playboy-wanna-be sons. The estate and a sizable fortune that went with it was to go to Lewis, but his "family" cleverly swindled him, making Lewis feel grateful to be "allowed to stay". Used and abused as house-boy, Lewis attracts the attention of a love-interest, much to the chagrin of the two rejected step-brothers. The rest is predictable.
Not a huge box-office success, this piece of light Hollywood candy nonetheless has found steady fans in the wonderful world of TV re-runs. Like Annette & Frankie and their beach outings, a steady supply of 1960s Jerry Lewis films have been shown and shown again on small screens all over the world. To own this gem on VHS is a sound investment in the comedy entertainment of any household. A big winner in my book!