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Ella Cinders (1926)

Ella Cinders poster
Directed by
Alfred Edward Green
Genre
silent film, comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young woman is mistreated by her stepfamily but gets her chance at happiness through a movie star contest. She pursues her dreams and finds love in Hollywood.

whimsicalplayfullightheartedromanticupbeatsilent-era charmfast-paced

What happens

Ella Cinders is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green, starring Colleen Moore, produced by her husband John McCormick, and featuring Moore's recurring co-star (five films in three years), Lloyd Hughes. The film is based on the syndicated comic strip of the same name by William M. Conselman and Charles Plumb, which in turn was based upon the millennia-old folk tale of Cinderella. In 2013, Ella Cinders was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film has entered the public domain in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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