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THE GLASS SLIPPER
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CREDITS
1955, 96 minutes, Eastman Color.
Producer, Edwin H. Knopf; Director, Charles Walters; Screenplay, Helen Deutsch; Cinematography, Arthur E. Arling; Music Direction, Bronislau Kaper; Choreography, Roland Petit.
CAST
Ella, Leslie Caron; Prince Charles, Michael Wilding; Kovin, Keenan Wynn; Mrs. Toquet, Estelle Winwood; Widow Sonder, Elsa Lanchaster; Duke, Barry Jones; Birdena, Amanda Blake; Cousin Loulou, Lurene Tuttle; Serafina, Lisa Daniels; Tchara, Liliane Montevecchi; Narrator, Walter Pidgeon.
SONGS
Son Of A Cook; Take My Love by Helen Deutsch and Bronislau Kaper.
PLOT
"In scenarist Helen Deutsch's version of the Cinderella story. . .[Ella] (Caron) was a petulant, defiant, altogether unappealing young woman; while her two stepsisters (Amanda Blake and Lisa Daniels) were, contrary to the original Charles Perrault story, beautiful and accomplished. Ella's stepmother, as played by Elsa Lanchaster, wasn't particularly mean or unkind; and there was very little magic about Estelle Winwood's fairy godmother. . ."
- Clive Hirschhorn, The Hollywood Musical
NOTES
"Without making too strong a comparison to Lili. . .it is probable the makers figured on approaching the previous film's success. While Slipper has charm and a somewhat similar ugly duckling-love triumphant plot, it has neither the tremendous heart impact of Lili nor sufficient freshness of theme."
- Variety
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