A Modern Cinderella

Overview

This 20th-century retelling of the classic fairy tale keeps all the familiar elements — a selfish step-sister, a put-upon beauty, a Prince Charming, and, of course, a lost slipper — but shifts the action to a contemporary boarding house. Cinderella, played by Mary Fuller, befriends an elderly resident, who buys a party outfit for her favorite when Cinderella’s elder sister preens for a dance. The new clothes transform the unassuming maiden into the toast of the ball. Finding Cinderella’s missing shoe, a dashing young man follows the clue to his grandmother, Cinderella’s friend at the boarding house, who works her magic to reunite the couple.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 7, 1911

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Edison Studios

Cast

Mabel Trunnelle,Harold M. Shaw,Walter Edwin,Sydney Booth,Darwin Karr,Mary Fuller

Director

J. Searle Dawley

Writer

Bannister Merwin

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0001791