Written by William Peet And Ted Sears And Homer Brightman And Kenneth Anderson And Erdman Penner And Winston Hibler And Harry Reeves And Joe Rinaldi
Directed by Wilfred Jackson And Hamilton Luske And Clyde Geronimi
Fairy Godmother: "Oh, now, now, now, now, now, just a minute. You must understand, my dear: On the stroke of twelve, the spell will be broken, and everything will be as it was before."
Cinderella: "Oh, I understand, but... it's more than I ever hoped for."
There are two reasons why I'm now reviewing this movie. First of all, it's turned seventy five this year and secondly, the upcoming season of Bridgerton will be very influenced by this story. There's also the fact that I happen to like it as well.
One of the earliest Disney movies that I watched as a child, Cinderella focused on the titular character (Ilene Woods) who lost both her parents and got made into being an unpaid skivvy for her mean spirited stepmother, Lady Tremaine (Eleanor Audley) and petty stepsisters, Drizella (Rhoda Williams) and Anastasia (Lucille Bliss).
Between the three of them, Cinderella's pretty keeping the house barely together but on the other, her best friends are mice and she did manage to keep them safe from Tremaine's spoiled cat, Lucifer. In return, they also help to create a nice dress for her.
A dress I should point out that Tremaine manipulated her awful daughter's into tearing to pieces, just so Cinderella couldn't go to the ball and meet Prince Charming (William Edward Phipps). Luckily there's a Fairy Godmother (Verna Felton) on hand to make sure that Cinderella could go to the ball.
Yes, Cinderella got a very nice dress, horses and a pumpkin carriage. She also got to meet Prince Charming and fall in love with him. She also had midnight working against and left a glass slipper behind. At least the prince had something to go on in order to find her.
It's almost a silly way as the Prince should have been able to recognise her but it was an amusing plot to have Tremaine try and fail to marry off one of her daughters. Of course Cinderella ended the movie going from servant to princess.
- There are two animated sequels and a live action remake that was released in 2015. I'll tackle them all next year.
- Apparently this film took six years to make and it has about eight writers and three directors. I'm surprised it turned out so well.
- Standout music: A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes, Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo and So This Is Love.
- Chronology: It's based on Charles Perrault's 1697 tale.
Cinderella might not pass a certain test but it's a delightful Disney movie with some good songs, helpful mice and a mostly helpful Fairy Godmother. Is it in my Top 10 Disney movies? No, but it's certainly a good watch nonetheless.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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