Pulp fiction, mary poppins added to national film registry. Waite lifter lloyd hughes is the charming iceman who loves ella. But how will ella escape her wicked stepmother and horrible stepsisters. Green, starring colleen moore, produced by her husband john mccormick, and costarring moores most popular costar, lloyd hughes. Green, with colleen moore, lloyd hughes, vera lewis, at turner classic movies. Find great deals on ebay for ella cinders and ella cinders doll. Made in 1926, the story is a modernized cinderella tale, with ella dreaming of a better life in hollywood. Overview of ella cinders, 1926, directed by alfred e. In the house of her late father, ella cinders moore works for her stepmother and two stepsisters, prissy pill emily gerdes and lotta pill doris baker, finding support from the local iceman, waite lifter 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 millenniaold folk tale of cinderella. Ella cinders 1926 colleen moore in a comic look at a girl wishing for hollywood stardom.
This listing is from the progressive silent film list by carl bennett. Ella cinders 1926 passed 1h 15min comedy, romance 6 june 1926 usa poor ella cinders is much abused by her evil stepmother and stepsisters. Green directed the film adaptation ella cinders, starring colleen moore, produced by moores husband john mccormick, and released by first national pictures on june 6, 1926. When she wins a local beauty contest she jumps at the chance to get out of her deadend life and go to hollywood. Why, enter a motion picture beauty contest, of course. Shebo, as a vehicle for colleen, had dropped out of the running. When she wins a local beauty contest she jumps at the chance to get out of her deadend life and go to hollywood, where she is promised a job in the movies. Film completo home comedy romance ella cinders 1926 ella cinders 1926 a 2. But through pluck, luck, and talent, she makes it in the movies. For a silent film, what better place than hollywood.
Poor ella cinders is much abused by her evil stepmother and stepsisters. Ella cinders colleen moore is the orphaned slavey who dreams of escaping her toils. Home newspaper comic strips ella cinders ella cinders 1926. Ella cinders 1926, a film with colleen moore considered an archetype of 1920s comedy. Silent era home page psfl ella cinders 1926 a growing source of silent era film information. In 20, ella cinders was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of co. While production continued on ella cinders, colleens next production had still not been decided on. Ella cinders was a huge hit for colleen moore in 1926. Films selected for the 20 national film registry in alphabetical order. Ella cinders is a 1926 american silent comedy film directed by alfred e. When she arrives in hollywood, she discovers that the contest was a scam and the job nonexistent. Lloyd hughes plays the towns ice delivery man who is ellas devoted beau, vera lewis as ma cinders, doris baker, emily gerdes as lotta pill and prissy pill the spoiled stepsisters.
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