It not only became popular enough to warrant a film adaptation only a year later, but it ran until 1961. The film diverges from the original fairytale when she wins a contest to work at a hollywood studio a plot device similar to that of the mabel. The film detective, unknown catalog number, unknown upc number. Ella cinders first national, 1926, a john mccormick production, directed by alfred e.
Green, starring colleen moore, produced by her husband john mccormick 18931961. If you have amazon prime, this is a free silent movie, from 1926, called ella cinders. Ella cinders 1926 chip of the flying u 1926 billy dooley comedies 19271929. Based on the comic strip which itself was based on the tale of cinderella, the film tells. Harry langdon appears as a comic and ella cinders own director, alfred e. Moore, ella is a moviestruck smalltown girl who wins a talent contest purportedly sponsored by a film studio. Poor ella cinders lives a hard life, slaving away for her cruel stepmother and stepsisters. Born kathleen morrison in port huron, michigan, moore made her first film appearance in 1918 and for the next few years appeared in small, supporting roles gradually attracting the attention of the public. Still determined to score a film role, ella shows tinseltown shes not about to abandon her dreams of stardom. Ella cinders had been created by writer bill conselman and artist born missourian charlie plumb. The lost silent collection lot 3 dvd the danger girl ella. Silent film star colleen moore and charlie plumbs comic strip character ella cinders had two basic things in common. Download pdf copies of the entire list of registry titles sorted alphabetically or by year of release. A list of all films based on comic books i compiled a list of all movies based on comic books, but of course i can make mistakes so in case i missed any movies just let me know in the comments section.
Alas, the twocolor technicolor fashion show sequence that runs a fullreel is badly faded. If you use the add to want list tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. Still determined to score a film role, ella shows tinseltown shes not about to. Discover the growing collection of high quality most relevant xxx movies and clips. Browse through our impressive selection of porn videos in hd quality on any device you own. When she arrives in hollywood, she discoves that the contest was a. The film and the strip were both hits, and ella remained in the funnies until 1961, while colleen moore continued to enjoy fame in the silents. Based on the comic strip which itself was based on the tale of cinderella, the film tells of the putupon ella who wins a chance to go to. Ella wins a movie contest and goes to hollywood to become a star. Ella cinders is an american syndicated comic strip created by writer bill conselman and artist charles plumb. An announcement for a contest in search of hollywoods newest star inspires ella to try out. 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. There are complete 35 millimeter archival prints of irene 1926.
Colleen moore, lloyd hughes, vera lewis, doris baker, emily gerdes, jed prouty, jack duffy, alfred e. An unscrupulous guardian squanders a young girls inheritance. Could this be the identify of a true tijuana bible author. To the horror of her family she heeds a call to hollywood where she encounters corruption on every street corner. Distributed for most of its run by united feature syndicate, the daily version was launched june 1, 1925, and a sunday page followed two years later.
Ella cinders is a slave to the incessant demands of her stepmother and stepsisters, cleaning up after them and servicing their every need. The full name craig turner is conspicuously given to the hero. Duck soup cinema, overture centers silent film series that celebrates the heritage of the capitol theater, returns on saturday, jan. Cinema with the right stuff marks 20 national film. Doll is about 17 mint in box all original made in 1988. Ella cinders moore tolls in the house of her late father, working for her step mother. Sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column. No other sex tube is more popular and features more cinderella scenes than pornhub. In fact, its great for kids to see a clean twist on the cinderella story, but also to see the history of movies from two perspectives actually a movie from the early. Ella cinders stars the cute as a button colleen moore in perhaps her best known picture which casts her as a modern day cinderella, toiling in a household of persnickety, demanding insufferables. Find great deals on ebay for ella cinders and ella cinders doll. Google images of ella cinders, drawn and from film.
Ella cinders was a huge hit for colleen moore in 1926. 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. Conselman and charles plumb, which in turn was based upon the millenniaold folk tale of cinderella. Green director colleen moore ella cinders lloyd hughes waite lifter. Now heres some trivia about ella cindersit was actually one of the earliest liveaction film versions of a popular comic strip. Light on plot, the appeal of ella cinders is solely in the performance of colleen moore, who is quite funny throughout when smoking a cigar, practicing eye exercises, imitating lillian gish, or sneaking onto a movie lot. A young woman enters a contest in spite of her wicked stepsisters and wins a trip to hollywood. Its been almost a year since eighteenyearold ella rodriguez was in a car accident that left her crippled, scarred, and without a mother. That plucky girl from the comic pagers comes to the screen as the first character from the comics to be played in a live action film. Debut of silent film ella cinders this saturday features. Ella cinders the comic strip started in 1925, and was written by bill consulman and drawn by charles plumb. But when she arrives in hollywood, shes told the contest was a complete hoax. The film is based on the eponymous folk tale and is a live action adaptation of walt disneys 1950 animated film of the same name. Cinderella is a 2015 romantic fantasy film directed by kenneth branagh, with a screenplay written by chris weitz, and coproduced by walt disney pictures, kinberg genre, allison shearmur productions, and beagle pug films.
Ella cinders cindersella, cinderella was a silent film from 1926 based off a contemporary comic strip. In ella cinders, ella colleen moore wins a beauty contest sponsored by a movie magazine and is awarded a studio contract. While the plot is pretty basic, the modernization and inclusion of hollywood allows a fourthwall type view of the industry, complete with cameos of real first national studio regulars. Colleen moore was an american film actress, and one of the most fashionable stars of the silent film era.
Only a year after her 1925 comic debut, ella cinders was adapted into a successful silent film sadly out of print, starring the appropriately delectable colleen moore. This is part 2 to the the next right thing ladybee saves adrien but now they must bring back marinette. Green, is a star vehicle for colleen moore, a popular silent screen flapper of the 1920s, in one of her more notable comedies of her career that has become forgotten through the passage of time. Green directed the film adaptation ella cinders, starring colleen moore, produced by moores husband john mccormick, and released by. The film is based on the syndicated comic strip of the same name by william m. Green, with colleen moore, lloyd hughes, vera lewis, at turner classic movies. Chris crusty ran above ella cinders as a topper strip from july 5, 1931 to july 6, 1941. Overview of ella cinders, 1926, directed by alfred e. As a personal project for myself, i decided to compile a list of all the silent films released on bluray that i still need to purchase.
Ella cinders 1926 a young woman enters a contest in spite of her wicked stepsisters and wins a trip to hollywood. 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. Another long lost colleen moore movie found in holland. Ella cinders 1926 first nationals film ella cinders 1926 with colleen moore as the title character, dramatized the dilemma still faced today of young starlets coming to hollywood with high dreams and hopes only to be dashed shortly thereafter. When a movie contest is announced, ella has herself photographed as an entry. Green appears as a you guessed it director of a film being shot on set. However when news come to her small town that hollywood is looking for new talent and a local beauty contest is being held at a gala ball to determine the winner, ella knows she must enter the contest for a chance to escape her sad prospects. Since i figured this list would be useful to everyone, i decided to make a complete list of all silent films on bluray. After a very difficult recovery, shes been uprooted across. The bodies are welldrawn, ella is a knockout especially in the thigh. To the horror of her family members, ella wins the contest.
The partners tried selling the strip for a year with no success. In fact, its great for kids to see a clean twist on the cinderella story, but also to see the history of movies from two perspectives actually a movie from the early years so you watch in the way they watched movies, and a movie about being in the movies in the early years. Ella cinders is a 1926 american silent comedy film directed by alfred e. Complete national film registry listing film registry. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. So here is every silent film that i could find, on bluray sorted by distributor, then year. Poor ella cinders is much abused by her evil stepmother and stepsisters. Ella, who slaves in the cinders household to ensure the comfort of her stepsisters lotta and prissy pill, has only one joy in lifethe smile of waite lifter, the local iceman. Starting in the newspapers on june 1 1925 ella cinders was cinderella moved to modern times well, modern 80 years ago she had a wicked stepmother, two pampered sisters and the rest. This film is certainly long overdue for a comprehensive and loving restoration. First prize is a trip to hollywood and a screen test, but when ella arrives in tinseltown. With colleen moore, lloyd hughes, vera lewis, doris baker. Green, starring colleen moore, produced by her husband john mccormick 18931961, and costarring moores most popular costar, lloyd hughes.
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