Old Books and Movies

   This is a really cute modern day version of Cinderella .  Constance "Connie" Harding (Deanna Durbin) is a penniless orphan girl who's just graduated from boarding school, She is sent to live with her wealthy Uncle James Clinton (Eugene Pallette) (who paid for her to go to school) and his family in New York.  The only friends she has are the servants, her uncle is involved in his work, and ignores his family, her aunt is flighty, her cousin Barbra (Helen Parrish) is bratty and snobbish, and her cousin, Walter (Lewis Howard) is super lazy and cynical.  Connie is excited when the family is invited to a ball given by the socially prominent Drake family.  The only thing she has to wear to the ball is her rather out-of-fashion graduation dress, so the servants secretly buy her a new outfit.  Because of a lie Barbra told, Connie is ordered to to stay home from the ball.  The servants have arranged to detain the her aunt and cousins till midnight, so s...

   Cinderfella is a pretty funny fairy tale.  Fella (Jerry Lewis) slaves away doing all the work and cooking for his Wicked Stepmother (Judith Anderson) and his wicked stepbrothers Maximilian (Henry Silva) and Rupert (Robert Hutton) in their huge mansion.  While cleaning out the pool one day Fella meets his Fairy Godfather (Ed Wynn).  Fella does a fun phatamine act to Count Basie's "Cute" number.  Fella's Wicked Stepmother is sponsoring the Princess Charming (Anna Maria Alberghetti) at her mansion and giving a ball in the Princess's honor.  Princess Charming is coming to America to find a husband, and the Wicked Stepmother is planning on the Princess marrying her son Rupert.  I love the pink convertible the Princess Charming rides in.  Fella makes a grand entrance at the ball... and it's love at first sight for the Princess Charming.  Fella and the Princess Charming preform a fun dance routine at the ball. ...