Cinderfella

"Jerry Lewis is fabulous fun as..."

Dec 18 1960 Not Rated 1h 31m
Comedy, Family, Fantasy

When his father dies, poor Fella is left at the mercy of his snobbish stepmother and her two no-good sons Maximilian and Rupert. As he slaves away for his nasty step-family, Maximilian and Rupert attempt to find a treasure Fella's father has supposedly hidden on the estate. Hoping to restore her dwindling fortunes, the stepmother plans a fancy ball in honor of the visiting Princess Charmein whom she hopes will marry Rupert. Eventually, Fella's Fairy Godfather shows up to convince him that he has a shot at winning the Princess himself.

Plot

This was Jerry Lewis' answer to the classic Cinderella story. When his father dies, poor Cinderfella (Jerry Lewis) Fella is left at the mercy of his snobbish stepmother (Dame Judith Anderson) and her two no-good sons, Maximilian (Henry Silva) and Rupert (Robert Hutton). As he slaves away for his nasty stepfamily, Maximilian and Rupert attempt to find a treasure Cinderfella's father has supposedly hidden on the estate. Meanwhile, hoping to restore her dwindling fortunes, the stepmother plans a fancy ball in honor of the visiting Princess Charming (Anna Maria Alberghetti) who she hopes will marry Rupert. Eventually, Cinderfella's Fairy Godfather (Ed Wynn) shows up to convince him that he has a shot at winning the Princess.

Written by

Frank Tashlin, Jerry Lewis, Joe Besser

Directed by

Frank Tashlin

Cast

Jerry Lewis, Ed Wynn, Judith Anderson

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Jerry Lewis Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
CINDERFELLA (1960) trailer S.T.Fr. (optional)
Scores
# of Votes
4,033
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA