Cinderella_Jones Knowpia

Cinderella Jones
Cinderella Jones
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Busby Berkeley
Screenplay by	Charles Hoffman
Based on	Judy Adjudicates; 1943 story Red Book Magazine; by Philip Wylie
Produced by	Alex Gottlieb
Starring	Joan Leslie; Robert Alda; Julie Bishop; William Prince; S. Z. Sakall; Edward Everett Horton
Cinematography	Sol Polito
Edited by	George Amy
Music by	Friedrich Hollaender
Production; company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	March 9, 1946;
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cinderella Jones is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Busby Berkeley and written by Charles Hoffman. The film stars Joan Leslie, Robert Alda, Julie Bishop, William Prince, S. Z. Sakall, and Edward Everett Horton. The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 9, 1946.^[1]

Plot edit

Struggling singer Judy Jones (Leslie) discovers she is entitled to a multimillion-dollar fortune, as long as she can live up to the terms of her late uncle's will. To collect her inheritance, Jones must marry an intellectual genius. Jones ditches her boyfriend, bandleader Tommy Coles (Alda), and matriculates at an elite university for the super-intelligent. On campus, Jones struggles to win the heart of a dashing professor, Bartholomew Williams (Prince).

Cast edit

Joan Leslie as Judy Jones
Robert Alda as Tommy Coles
Julie Bishop as Camille
William Prince as Bart Williams
S. Z. Sakall as Gabriel Popik
Edward Everett Horton as Keating
Charles Dingle as Minland
Ruth Donnelly as Cora Elliot
Elisha Cook, Jr. as Oliver S. Patch
Hobart Cavanaugh as George
Charles Arnt as Mahoney
Chester Clute as Krencher
Edward Gargan as Riley
Margaret Early as Bashful Girl
Johnny Mitchell as Soldier
Mary Dean as Singer
Monte Blue as Jailer
Marianne O'Brien as Marie
Marion Martin as Burlesque Queen

Reception edit

Bosley Crowther of The New York Times said, "If you can imagine a combination of a Nineteen Thirties "college musical" and a second-rate silent slapstick shot completely "off the cuff," then you can picture in your mind's eye the Warners' Cinderella Jones, a little package of fluff and painful cut-ups which came to the Strand yesterday. And we trust that you can so imagine, for it would be very difficult indeed to convey a more accurate impression of this nonsensical and amateurish film."^[2]

References edit

^ "Cinderella Jones (1946) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
^ Crowther, Bosley (1946-03-16). "Movie Review - Cinderella Jones - THE SCREEN; A Package of Fluff". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-06-23.