Cinderfella is a 1960 film comedy starring Jerry Lewis directed by Frank Tashlin. The film is a burlesque of the classic Cinderella story, in which Lewis, who produced the film, is the Cinderella character. It was released in New York City on December 16, 1960, and was put into wide release 2 days later.

Main cast

*Jerry Lewis....................Cinderfella
*Ed Wynn.......................Fairy Godfather
*Judith Anderson............Wicked Stepmother
*Henry Silva....................Maximilian
*Count Basie...................Himself
*Joe Williams...................Himself - band vocalist
*Anna Maria Alberghetti...Princess Charming

Trivia

* Lewis suffered a heart attack halfway through production.
* Paramount wanted to release it during the summer, but Jerry considered it a holiday film and wanted to hold it back for a Christmas release. The only way that the studio would delay its release was for Jerry to provide them another movie that they could release in its place in the summer. Jerry agreed and wrote, produced, and directed The Bellboy in 4 weeks in February 1960 while he was performing at the Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach. That movie was released on July 20, 1960.

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