This updated comical parody of the Cinderella story is not only funny, but is also very touching and heart-warming. It followed so closely the fairy tale only this time it was the rejected stepson who is terribly mistreated by his stepmother and stepbrothers. Henry Silva and Robert Hutton were accomplished as mean stepbrothers, and it was easy to hate Judith Anderson, the horrible stepmother. The only things I did not like were the overdoing of Ed Wynn as the fairy godfather and the polo game: those parts were almost too ridiculous. Of course, as is almost always the case, Lewis was adept at causing a lot of laughs. I liked hearing Count Basie and his band, and Anna Maria Alberghetti was ravishing and so caring. As a rule, it is worth the viewing.
Review of Cinderfella
