Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Ginger Rogers | ... | Queen | |
Walter Pidgeon | ... | King | |
Celeste Holm | ... | Fairy Godmother | |
Jo Van Fleet | ... | Stepmother | |
Stuart Damon | ... | Prince | |
Pat Carroll | ... | Prunella | |
Barbara Ruick | ... | Esmerelda | |
Lesley Ann Warren | ... | Cinderella | |
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Joe E. Marks | ... | Aide |
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Don Heitgerd | ... | The Herald |
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Butch Sherwood | ... | Small Boy #1 |
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Bill Lee | ... | Father |
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Betty Noyes | ... | Mother |
Trudi Ames | ... | Daughter | |
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Myra Stephens | ... | 1st Maiden |
Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical retelling of the classic fairy tale. Cinderella is a teenage girl forced to do all of the menial tasks in the home she shares with her coldhearted stepmother and homely stepsisters. One day when home alone, Cinderella shares a cup of water with a thirsty and handsome traveler, not realizing until he continues on his journey that he is the crown prince of the kingdom. Shortly thereafter, the king and queen invite every young maiden in the kingdom to a royal ball so that the crown prince can find a girl to marry. Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters go to the ball, leaving Cinderella behind to wish about how her life could be. While she is daydreaming, she is visited by her fairy godmother, who makes it possible for her wishes to come true. Written by Stephen Hughes
I was only about 6 years old, and back in the 60's, there weren't too many movies on television for children. I remember sitting in front of the small television on the floor mesmerized. The movie was a fantasy come to life! I have been looking for the movie for decades. Everytime I see a Cinderella movie, I check it to see if it is the one that I have been searching for these past 40 years. I have finally found it, and I can assure you, it is just as mesmerizing today, as it was back when I was just 6 years old. For a true fantasy, you can't find a better Cinderella than Lesley Ann Warren!