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The Glass Slipper

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In a retelling of the "Cinderella" tale, young orphan Ella (Leslie Caron) lives with her unpleasant stepmother (Elsa Lanchester) and stepsisters (Amanda Blake, Lisa Daniels), essentially working as their housekeeper. When the local prince (Michael Wilding) returns from school, a ball is announced. Around that time, Ella meets the prince, who is disguised as the son of the palace chef, and the two fall in love. When she manages to attend the ball, his revealed identity causes quite a stir.
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Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 11/11/2019
As a sort of successor to Lili, this Hollywood version of the Cinderella story has another charming performance by pixieish Leslie Caron and some pleasant music and dancing. Go to Full Review Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net 04/30/2019
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The main strength of this version is the amazing dancing. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 07/29/2010
B
Aside from being charming it never excites as much as it satisfies for being so competent and musically sound. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Kristin R. @KRand Feb 9 I saw this movie when I was 2 years old and wanted to be a ballerina. Took ballet for 18 years See more s r @ScottR 11/17/2019 It has its moments, but not those that last. See more bill t @Spuzz 11/07/2017 a bit of an oddball Cinderella tale here. I did like the modern approach without a lot of magic, but there are elements in the story that were a little bizarre, almost surreal. the ballet stuff didn't really do much for me, and this film probably had the worst day for night shots ever. See more 07/07/2017 Leslie Caron was a good choice to play the lead in MGM's uneven musical version of "Cinderella;" there's more talk than music, and Michael Wilding is an uncomfortable prince. One nice song, "Take My Love." See more 06/02/2016 Great Ballet Musical starring Leslie Caron in 1955 Cinderella with awesome short hair style! The Prince Charles and Princess Diana! See more 03/27/2014 Leslie Caron is a charming Cinderella and there is some very magical production design, but there are some pretty dull stretches of dialogue and the dance numbers are pretty stagy (actually taking place on a stage even). I love Caron, but she can only carry this duo film so far. See more Read all reviews
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Charles Walters

Director

Leslie Caron

Ella

Michael Wilding

Prince Charles

Keenan Wynn

Kovin

Estelle Winwood

Mrs. Toquet

Elsa Lanchester

Widow Sonder
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Synopsis In a retelling of the "Cinderella" tale, young orphan Ella (Leslie Caron) lives with her unpleasant stepmother (Elsa Lanchester) and stepsisters (Amanda Blake, Lisa Daniels), essentially working as their housekeeper. When the local prince (Michael Wilding) returns from school, a ball is announced. Around that time, Ella meets the prince, who is disguised as the son of the palace chef, and the two fall in love. When she manages to attend the ball, his revealed identity causes quite a stir.
Director
Charles Walters
Producer
Edwin H. Knopf
Screenwriter
Helen Deutsch
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Kids & Family, Musical, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 24, 1955, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 34m
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