Ella Cinders
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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.
Ella Cinders, oppressed and abused by her stepmother and stepsisters, wins a contest for a film role in Hollywood. When the contest turns out to be fraudulent, she determines to stay and achieve Hollywood stardom the hard way.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Alfred E. Green
- 1926-06-06
The prolific Alfred E. Green directed the film adaptation Ella Cinders, starring Colleen Moore, produced by Moore's husband John McCormick, and released by First National Pictures on June 6, 1926. In the house of her late father, Ella Cinders (Moore) works for her stepmother and two stepsisters, Prissy Pill (Emily Gerdes) and Lotta ...
This 1926 was a huge hit for Colleen Moore. Based on the comic strip (which itself was based on the tale of Cinderella), the film tells of the put-upon Ella who wins a chance to go to Hollywood and make movies. It's a wonderful film and Colleen Moore is a joy to watch.
Currently you are able to watch "Ella Cinders" streaming on fuboTV, Epix Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel or for free with ads on Cineverse.
- Alfred E. Green
- 9
Ella, who slaves in the Cinders household to ensure the comfort of her stepsisters Lotta and Prissy Pill, has only one joy in life--the smile of Waite Lifter, the local iceman. When a movie contest is announced, Ella has herself photographed as an entry; she goes to the ball dressed in one of Lotta's gowns and her stepmother's piano scarf as a ...
Poor Ella Cinders is much abused by her evil step-mother and step-sisters. When she wins a local beauty contest she jumps at the chance to get out of her dead-end life and go to Hollywood, where she is promised a job in the movies.
