Cinderfella (1960)
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65% of users liked it
(4,355 ratings)
Both director Frank Tashlin and his comic star Jerry Lewis dilute their comic talents to play for the kiddie crowd in this fractured fairy tale version of the Cinderella story. This simply-told tale lards over the fairy story with un-needed songs and production numbers, but the basic story is still… More Both director Frank Tashlin and his comic star Jerry Lewis dilute their comic talents to play for the kiddie crowd in this fractured fairy tale version of the Cinderella story. This simply-told tale lards over the fairy story with un-needed songs and production numbers, but the basic story is still the same, only switched to a male Cinderella. Lewis is Fella, a put-upon flunky to a mean and rich dowager (Judith Anderson) and her three surly sons (all of whom appear to be pushing fifty). Fella falls for the beautiful princess (Anna Maria Alberghetti) and with the assistance of his screwy fairy godfather (Ed Wynn) gets transformed into a pre-Buddy Love lounge lizard who sweeps the Princess off her feet as he struts down an ornate stairway to the beat of The Count Basie Orchestra, leaving his stepbrothers with their mouths agape. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Frank Tashlin
- Written By
- Frank Tashlin
- Genres
- Kids & Family, Romance, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 18, 1960 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's a dreadful comedy that's only for diehard fans, critic apologists for such lame slapstick laced with sentimentality and the French.
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Fun Jerry Lewis vehicle, one of his best.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Interesting, uneven fantasy marred by Lewis' inability to edit himself.
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Cast
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Jerry Lewis
as Fella
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Ed Wynn
as Fairy Godmother
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Judith Anderson
as Wicked Stepmother
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Anna Maria Alberghetti
as Princess Charmein
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Henry Silva
as Maximilian
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Count Basie
as Himself
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Robert Hutton
as Rupert
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Del Moore
as TV announcer
- Alan Reed
- Joe Williams
- Kathie Browne
