Ella Cinders (1926 film)

Ella Cinders is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green, starring Colleen Moore, produced by her husband John McCormick 18931961, and costarring Moores most popular costar, Lloyd Hughes. The film is based on the syndicated comic strip of the same name by William M. Conselman and Charles Plumb.

In the house of late father, Ella Cinders Colleen Moore works for her stepmother and two stepsisters, Prissy Pill Emily Gerdes and Lotta Pill Doris Baker, finding support from the local iceman, Waite Lifter Lloyd Hughes. The Gem Film Company has a contest in which the winner gets an allexpense paid trip to Hollywood and a film role. A photograph is needed to enter, so Ella spends three nights babysitting to raisefor the photo session.However, the photographer unwittingly take a picture of her looking crosseyed at a fly on her nose which turns out to be the photo entered in the contest. Entrants must go to a Town Hall ball, but Ellas stepmother and stepsisters wont allow her to go. Waite sees her crying on the front steps and tells her he will take her to the ball. She says she has nothing to wear, so he convinces her to use one of her stepsisters dresses. At the judges table, her stepsisters react violently when they see the dress. The embarrassed Ella flees the ball, losing one of her slippers. ........

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