Ella Cinders (1926)
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Synopsis of Ella Cinders
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. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Ella Cinders
- Colleen Moore - Ella Cinders
- Vera Lewis - "Mu" Cinders
- Emily Gerdes - Prissy Pill
- Jed Prouty - The Mayor
- Harry Allen - The Photographer
- E.H. Calvert - Bit
- Alfred E. Green - The Director
- Lloyd Hughes - Waite Lifter
- Doria Baker - Lotta Pill
- Mike Donlin - Studio Gateman
- Jack Duffy - The Fire Chief
- D'Arcy Corrigan - The Editor
- Chief Yowlachie - Bit
- Russell Hopton - Bit
- Director(s):
- Alfred E. Green
- Writer(s):
- Mervyn LeRoy, Frank Griffin, Frank Griffin
- Producer(s):
- John McCormick
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