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Movie Detail Name Occurs Before Title Offscreen Credit Print Viewed By AFI Stub Record A Kiss for Cinderella Director: Herbert Brenon (Dir) Release Date:   22 Dec 1926 Duration (in feet):   9,686 Duration (in reels):   10 Print this page Display Movie Summary Cast:   Betty Bronson (Cinderella)       Tom Moore (Policeman)       Esther Ralston (Fairy godmother)       Henry Vibart (Richard Bodie)       Dorothy Cumming (Queen)       Ivan Simpson (Mr. Cutaway)       Dorothy Walters (Mrs. Maloney)       Flora Finch (Second customer)       Juliet Brenon (Third customer)       Marilyn McLain (Gladys)       Pattie Coakley (Marie-Thérèse)       Mary Christian (Sally)       Edna Hagen (Gretchen)   Summary: Cinderella, a little slavey, works for a pittance cleaning up after a kindly artist during the World War. By inadvertently exposing a light during an air raid scare, she arouses the suspicion of a policeman, who follows her home and discovers that, in her spare time, she runs the Penny Friend Shop, devoting herself to the care and feeding of four war orphans. The policeman loses his heart to Cinderella and helps her to care for the little ones. Cinderella falls asleep in the snow one night and dreams of pumpkin coaches, fairy godmothers, and good fairies. She becomes ill from exposure, and the policeman proposes that they be married; Cinderella gratefully accepts.  Production Company: Famous Players-Lasky Corp.   Distribution Company: Paramount Pictures   Director: Herbert Brenon (Dir) Producer: Adolph Zukor (Pres)   Jesse L. Lasky (Pres) Writer: Willis Goldbeck (Scen)   Townsend Martin (Scen) Photography: J. Roy Hunt (Dir of photog) Art Direction: Julian Boone Fleming (Art dir) Country: United States Language: English Music: Songs: Source Text: Based on the A Kiss for Cinderella by James M. Barrie (London, 16 Mar 1916). Authors: James M. Barrie Copyright Claimant Copyright Date Copyright Number Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 11/1/1926 dd/mm/yyyy LP22254 Physical Properties: b&w:   Si:   Genre: Fantasy   Subjects (Major): Artists   Dreams   Drudges   Maids   Orphans   Police   War victims   World War I Note: According to her 2008 LAT obituary, Anita Page appeared in an uncredited role in this film.   Display Movie Summary

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