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Ella Cinders
(1926)

 

Colleen Moore stars in this modern take on the Cinderella story, which twists the prince into an ice delivery man and the royal ball into a local movie actress contest.

Ella Cinders (Moore) tolls in the house of her late father, working for her step-mother and two vile step-sisters. Her only supporter is the ice man, Waite Lifter (Lloyd Hughes). When a photographic accident becomes her ticket to Hollywood, she soon learns that the contest was a confidence game and she has lost her chance at stardom. Resolved not to be humiliated in defeat, she stumbles her way (with help from Harry Langdon) into a movie contract. Meanwhile, her beau Waite has been discovered to actually be rich football hero George Waite. The two are accidentally reunited, minus a glass slipper.

Light on plot, the appeal of Ella Cinders is solely in the performance of Colleen Moore, who is quite funny throughout — when smoking a cigar, practicing eye exercises, imitating Lillian Gish, or sneaking onto a movie lot.

Carl Bennett

coverGrapevine Video
2012 DVD edition

Ella Cinders (1926), black & white, 51 minutes, not rated, with Three Wise Goofs (1925), black & white, 16 minutes, not rated.

Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10513-5.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.95.
Release date: 17 August 2012.
Country of origin: USA
This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.

The film is presented with a music score by Blaine Gale.

 
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coverThe Film Detective
2015 DVD edition

Ella Cinders (1926), black & white, 75 minutes, not rated.

The Film Detective,
unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.95 (reduced to $9.99).
Release date: 6 August 2015.
Country of origin: USA
This DVD-R edition was likely mastered from a 16mm reduction print.

The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.

 
USA: Click the logomark to purchase the Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
coverReelclassicdvd.com
2005 DVD edition

Ella Cinders (1926), black & white, 61 minutes, not rated, with Cinderella Cinders (1920), black & white, 30 minutes, not rated.

Reelclassicdvd.com, no catalog number, UPC 7-62184-87592-7.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in windowboxed 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), 5.8 Mbps average video bit rate, 192 Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 8-bit 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; no chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $20.00.
Release date: 2005.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 4 / audio: 7 / additional content: 5 / overall: 5.

This DVD-R edition has been transferred from a 16mm reduction print. The slightly windowboxed, natural-speed video transfer is slightly rotated counter-clockwise and a bit on the dark side

The film is presented with a music score performed on piano by Ben Model. One of the highlights of the presentation is the music score

The disc is supplemented by a presentation of Cinderella Cinders (1920) featuring Alice Howell, with an introduction written by Steve Massa.

 
This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from Reelclassicdvd.com through . . .
coverSunrise Silents
2009 DVD edition

Ella Cinders (1926), color-toned black & white, 50 minutes, not rated.

Sunrise Silents,
ECC2-N (NTSC) and ECC2-P (PAL), no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC or PAL DVD-R disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in windowboxed 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), 7.0 Mbps average video bit rate, 192 Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, 8 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $21.95.
Release date: 19 August 2009.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 7 / audio: 7 / additional content: 0 / overall: 7.

This remastered DVD-R edition has been transferred from the same vintage, sepia-toned Kodascope 16mm reduction print utilized for Sunrise Silents’ previous edition, noted below. Some care has obviously been taken to balance the exposures of shots in the windowboxed, natural-speed video transfer, which allows the original color-toning of the very-good source print to be seen. A moderate amount of dust and smudges, and some speckling are present in the slightly flat print. We suspect that the source print is slightly abridged.

The film is accompanied by a serviceable music score of compositions performed on MIDI digital piano compiled by Rich Oliver.

This is the best-looking edition of Ella Cinders we have seen, which will look better on standard televisions than on HD equipment.

 
SUNRISE SILENTS has discontinued business and this edition is . . .
coverSunrise Silents
2008 DVD edition

Ella Cinders (1926), color-tinted black & white, 50 minutes, not rated, with The Phoney Express (1926), color-tinted black & white, 10 minutes, not rated.

Sunrise Silents,
ECCM-N (NTSC) and ECCM-P (PAL), no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC or PAL DVD-R disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in windowboxed 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), 7.0 Mbps average video bit rate, 192 Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $21.95.
Release date: 2008.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 7 / audio: 7 / additional content: 8 / overall: 7.

This Sunrise Silents DVD-R edition has been mastered from a very-good original Kodascope 16mm reduction print, with a picture image that is somewhat detailed and with a reasonable range of greytones. A moderate amount of dust and smudges, with some scratches and speckling are present in the slightly flat source print. Color-tints have been digitally added to this windowboxed natural-speed video transfer. We suspect that the source print is slightly abridged.

The film is accompanied by a serviceable music score of compositions performed on MIDI digital piano compiled by Rich Oliver.

This Sunrise Silents disc is out-of-print and has been replaced by the remastered edition noted above.

 
SUNRISE SILENTS has discontinued business and this edition is . . .
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