Cinderfella
Jerry Lewis is fabulous fun as...
When his father dies, poor Fella is left at the mercy of his snobbish stepmother and her two no-good sons Maximilian and Rupert.As he slaves away for his nasty step-family, Maximilian and Rupert attempt to find a treasure Fella's father has supposedly hidden on the estate.
- Director
- Frank Tashlin
- Signature
- Wonder · Craft · Humour
- Worldwide
- $7M
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When his father dies, poor Fella is left at the mercy of his snobbish stepmother and her two no-good sons Maximilian and Rupert. As he slaves away for his nasty step-family, Maximilian and Rupert attempt to find a treasure Fella's father has supposedly hidden on the estate. Hoping to restore her dwindling fortunes, the stepmother plans a fancy ball in honor of the visiting Princess Charmein whom she hopes will marry Rupert. Eventually, Fella's Fairy Godfather shows up to convince him that he has a shot at winning the Princess himself.
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Box Office & Release
Cinderfella returned 2.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $3M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $7M
- Release date
- Dec 18, 1960
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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