Cinderfella (1960)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Frank Tashlin

Writer:

Frank Tashlin (writer)
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Release Date:

18 December 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical

Plot:

This was Jerry Lewis' answer to the classic Cinderella story. When his father dies, poor Fella (Lewis)...

Plot Keywords:

Princess | Cinderella Story | Stepbrother Stepbrother Relationship | Fairy Godmother | Mansion

Awards:

1 nomination

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shari Lee Bernath	...	Jill (uncredited)
Kathie Browne	...	(uncredited)
Anne Dore	...	Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
Milton Frome	...	Butler (uncredited)
Barry Gordon	...	Fella at Age 11 (uncredited)
Stephen Hammer	...	Maximilian as a Boy (uncredited)
Stephen Jay	...	Jack (uncredited)
Robert Jordan	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Richard Klein	...	Rupert as a Boy (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt	...	Gold Chauffeur (uncredited)
Del Moore	...	Radio announcer (uncredited)
Nola Thorp	...	Cinderella (uncredited)

Directed by
Frank Tashlin

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Joe Besser		uncredited
Jerry Lewis		story (uncredited)
Frank Tashlin		writer

Produced by
Ernest D. Glucksman	....	associate producer
Jerry Lewis	....	producer

Original Music by
Walter Scharf

Cinematography by
Haskell B. Boggs

Film Editing by
Arthur P. Schmidt

Art Direction by
Henry Bumstead
Hal Pereira

Set Decoration by
Robert R. Benton

Costume Design by
Edith Head

Makeup Department
Rita Bennett	....	body makeup artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Hal Bell	....	stunt double: Jerry Lewis (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Mal Bulloch	....	still photographer (uncredited)
James Grant	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Howard Kelly	....	gaffer (uncredited)
James Knott	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Walter Newman	....	grip (uncredited)
Joe Schuster	....	electrician (uncredited)
Darrell Turnmire	....	key grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sy Devore	....	wardrobe supervisor
Nat Wise	....	wardrobe supervisor
John A. Anderson	....	wardrobe: men (uncredited)
Ruth Stella	....	wardrobe: women (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Betty J. Lane	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Other crew
Nick Castle	....	choreographer
Richard Mueller	....	technicolor color consultant
Mickey Finn	....	technical advisor (uncredited)
Jack Mintz	....	assistant: Mr. Lewis (uncredited)
Jack Mintz	....	dialogue director (uncredited)
Helen Silver	....	assistant: Mr. Castle (uncredited)
Doris Turner	....	secretary: Mr. Lewis (uncredited)
Marvin Weldon	....	script supervisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Jerry Lewis Productions
• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1960) (USA) (theatrical)
• International Video Entertainment (IVE) (????) (USA) (VHS)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1967) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Paramount Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)
• Paramount Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• World Movies (????) (Brazil) (VHS)

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

750 Bel Air Road, Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Jerry Lewis Productions

Trivia:

Jerry Lewis' musical entrance down the grand staircase was done in one take, a Lewis trademark. But his seven-second rush up the same 63 steps put too much of a strain on his heart and landed him in the hospital.

Goofs:

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.

Quotes:

Cinderfella: [Fella reading from the engraving on a ring] To Fella: Love thy neighbor. Love him hard and well. The love that you give will be returned and manifested in itself, to give back the warmth and the care and the affection, as well as the hugs and the loves of those who have loved. To live and not to love could be affectionate...

Movie Connections:

Featured in 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV)

Soundtrack:

The Other Fella (A Soliloquy)

Not funny

I have nothing against Jerry Lewis - in fact, I've found several of his other movies funny. CINDERFELLA, however, was quite painful to sit through. The fault chiefly lies on Tashlin, who wrote and direct. He milks a gag endlessly, and there aren't very many humorous things in the movie in the first place. The music numbers consist of bad songs sung badly. Near the end of the movie, the movie looks like it went through some major editing, resulting in a number of things not explained or resolved. One good thing about the movie is the sets - they look lavish!

I hear they are planning to remake this movie. Though I usually balk at remakes, at least here they are planning to remake a BAD movie - which means there is plenty of room for improvement.