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Cinderella [1950]

Tagline

• The greatest love story ever told.
• Midnight never strikes when you're in love.
• Once upon a time makes a timeless transformation.

Overview:

• Cinderella tells the story of a young woman forced into servitude by her wicked stepmother and stepsisters. With the help of her Fairy Godmother and animal friends, she transforms into a beautiful princess and attends the royal ball, where she wins the heart of Prince Charming.
• 15 February 1950
• 76 minutes
• Disney Princess
• The Silver Age
• Walt Disney Productions
• Genres:
  • Animation
  • Musical
  • Fantasy
  • Family

Production Team:

• Director:
  • Wilfred Jackson
  • Hamilton Luske
  • Clyde Geronimi
• Screenwriter:
  • William Peet
  • Ted Sears
  • Homer Brightman
  • Kenneth Anderson
  • Erdman Penner
  • Winston Hibler
  • Harry Reeves
  • Joe Rinaldi
• Story By:
  • Cinderella by Charles Perrault
• Production Company:
  • Walt Disney Productions
• Distribution Company:
  • RKO Radio Pictures

Setting and Inspiration:

• Based On:
  • Cinderella by Charles Perrault
• Period:
  • Late 1600s to early 1700s
• Place:
  • France
• Series:
  • Cinderella II: Dreams Come True [2002]
    * This direct-to-video sequel follows Cinderella as she adjusts to her new life as a princess and faces various challenges and adventures.
  • Cinderella III: A Twist in Time [2007]
    * Another direct-to-video sequel, where Lady Tremaine gets hold of the Fairy Godmother's wand and alters time, causing Cinderella to fight for her happy ending once more.
• Adaptations:
  • Cinderella [2015]
    * A live-action reimagining of the classic animated film, directed by Kenneth Branagh, starring Lily James as Cinderella and Cate Blanchett as Lady Tremaine.

Music:

• Composer:
  • Oliver Wallace
  • Paul Smith
• Track List:
  • Main Title / Cinderella - Disney Studio Chorus and Marni Nixon
  • A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes - Ilene Woods and Mice Chorus
  • A Visitor / Caught in a Trap / Lucifer / Feed the Chickens / Breakfast Is Served / Time on Our Hands - Disney Studio Orchestra
  • The King's Plan - Disney Studio Orchestra
  • The Music Lesson / Oh, Sing Sweet Nightingale / Bad Boy Lucifer / A Message from His Majesty - Ilene Woods with Rhoda Williams
  • Little Dressmakers / The Work Song / Scavenger Hunt / A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes / The Dress / My Beads / Escape to the Garden - The Mouse Chorus
  • Where Did I Put That Thing / Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (The Magic Song) - Verna Felton
  • Reception at the Palace / So This Is Love - Ilene Woods and Mike Douglas
  • The Stroke of Midnight / Thank You Fairy Godmother - Disney Studio Orchestra
  • Locked in the Tower / Gus and Jaq to the Rescue / Slipper Fittings / Cinderella's Slipper / Finale - Disney Studio Orchestra

Bonus Content:

• Creative Intro:
  • The film opens with a storybook motif, a technique often used in Disney classics to set a magical and nostalgic tone.
• Creative Credits:
  • The credits feature charming illustrations and animations reflecting Cinderella's story.
• Iconic Quotes:
  • Oh, that clock! Old killjoy. I hear you. Come on, get up, you say, Time to start another day. Even he orders me around. Well, there's one thing. They can't order me to stop dreaming. - Cinderella
  • Oh, please, you don't think that I would... - Cinderella
  • Hold your tongue! Now, it seems we have time on our hands... - Stepmother
  • But, I was only trying to... - Cinderella
  • Silence! ... Time for vicious practical jokes. Perhaps we can put it to better use. Now, let me see... There's the large carpet in the main hall. Clean it! And the windows upstairs and down. Wash them! Oh yes, and the tapestries and the draperies... - Stepmother
  • But I just finished... - Cinderella
  • Do them again! And don't forget the garden, then scrub the terrace, sweep the halls and the stairs, clean the chimneys, and of course there's the mending, and the sewing, and the laundry... Oh, yes, and one more thing: see that Lucifer gets his bath. - Stepmother
• Fun Facts:
  • Ilene Woods, who voiced Cinderella, suffered from Alzheimer's disease in the later years of her life. During this time, she did not remember that she had played Cinderella, but nurses claimed that she was comforted by the song A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes.
  • The transformation of Cinderella's torn dress into the white ball gown was considered to be Walt Disney's favorite piece of animation.
  • Lucifer, the cat, was modeled after animator Ward Kimball's plump, six-toed calico named Feetsy. Walt Disney suggested this when visiting Kimball’s home.
  • Walt Disney directed the animators to portray Lady Tremaine, Cinderella's stepmother, as "Joan Crawford gone mad."
  • This was the first Disney film to be set in France, followed by Sleeping Beauty (1959), The Aristocats (1970), Beauty and the Beast (1991), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), and Ratatouille (2007).
  • In the earliest versions of the Cinderella tale, her slippers were made of squirrel fur, not glass. The French word for "fur" (vair) was misread as "glass" (verre) by Charles Perrault, leading to the iconic glass slippers in modern retellings.

Reception:

• Awards:
  • Nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Sound, Best Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture), Best Original Song (Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo)
• Achievements:
  • Widely regarded as one of the greatest animated films ever made.
• Legacy:
  • Solidified Disney's return to feature-length animation after World War II.
• Quotes:
  • A masterpiece that revived the magic of Disney. - Film Critic

Cast:

• Ilene Woods as Cinderella
• Eleanor Audley as Lady Tremaine
• Verna Felton as Fairy Godmother
• Rhoda Williams as Drizella
• James MacDonald as Gus / Jaq
• Luis van Rooten as King / Grand Duke
• Don Barclay as Doorman
• Lucille Bliss as Anastasia
• Mike Douglas as The Prince (singing)
• William Phipps as The Prince
• Betty Lou Gerson as Narrator