A Modern Cinderella
This 20th-century retelling of the classic fairy tale keeps all the familiar elements — a selfish step-sister, a put-upon beauty, a Prince Charming, and, of course, a lost slipper — but shifts the action to a contemporary boarding house. Cinderella, played by Mary Fuller, befriends an elderly resident, who buys a party outfit for her favorite when Cinderella’s elder sister preens for a dance. The new clothes transform the unassuming maiden into the toast of the ball. Finding Cinderella’s missing shoe, a dashing young man follows the clue to his grandmother, Cinderella’s friend at the boarding house, who works her magic to reunite the couple.
- Year: 1911
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Studio: Edison Studios
- Keyword: silent film, short film
- Director: J. Searle Dawley
- Cast: Mary Fuller, Darwin Karr, Mabel Trunnelle, Sydney Booth, Harold M. Shaw, Walter Edwin
