Ella Cinders

Emily Gerdes Director: E E

Overview

Silent film star Colleen Moore and Charlie Plumb's comic strip character Ella Cinders had two basic things in common: their dutch-bob haircuts and their winsome, wide-eyed charm. As played by Ms. Moore, Ella is a moviestruck small-town girl who wins a talent contest purportedly sponsored by a film studio. First prize is a trip to Hollywood and a screen test, but when Ella arrives in Tinseltown, she discovers that the contest was a fraud. Momentarily disheartened, Ella vows to get into pictures by any means possible. Finally wangling a screen test, Ella convinces producers that she is a great dramatic actress by reacting in terror to a fire that has accidentally broken out on the set. She realizes her dream of becoming a star--at least until her hometown boyfriend Lloyd Hughes offers a "lifetime contract" of his own. A thoroughly delightful minor effort, Ella Cinders displays Colleen Moore at her peak, notably in one sequence in which she imitates her contemporary Lillian Gish; there's even time left over for a brief cameo from comedy great Harry Langdon.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/22/2018
UPC:	0660845445130
Original Release:	1926
Source:	Grapevine Video
Language:	English

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Colleen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿	Ella Cinders,Waite Lifter,Lotta
Vera ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿	Ma Cinders
Emily Gerdes	Prissie
Jed ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿	Mayor
Jack ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿	Fire Chief
Doria Baker	Lotta Pill
Mike Donlin	Studio Gateman
Jack Duffy	The Fire Chief
Harry Allen	The Photographer
D'Arcy Corrigan	The Editor
E.H. Calvert	Bit
Alfred Green	The Director
Russell Hopton	Bit
Chief Yowlachie	Bit

Technical Credits

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Mervyn ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿

Alfred E. ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿E¿¿¿¿¿	Director
Frank ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿	Screenwriter
Mervyn ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿	Screenwriter
John McCormick	Producer