Cinderella (portrayed by Betty Boop) is a poor young woman forced to be the virtual slave of her two ugly stepsisters, who demand she prepare them for the prince's ball while she is left at home to lament her spinsterdom, singing that no one loves her and that her only respite is her dreams, but she holds out hope of being a real princess someday. Cinderella is visited by her fairy godmother, who grants her wish to attend the prince's ball, giving her beautiful clothes, a carriage, and the traditional glass slippers, with the warning that she must leave by midnight before the spell expires.
During the ball, Prince Charming, provoked by a mallet-wielding Cupid, descends the staircase in royal fashion and is instantly smitten by Cinderella. The two have a wonderful time dancing together, but when midnight strikes, she rushes out of the ball, leaving behind her shoe. The prince proclaims that whoever can fit her foot into the shoe shall be his wife; all the maidens in the land line up to try, with none in the queue able to fit until Cinderella arrives and fits into the shoe easily. The two are married, and the ugly stepsisters are left to argue with each other until the end title's doors smack their heads together.
Directed by Dave Fleischer
Seymour Kneitel (animation)
Produced by Max Fleischer
(also presenter)
Starring Mae Questel
Bonnie Poe
Music by Murray Mencher
Jack Scholl
Charles Tobias
Phil Spitalny
(director, credited as recording)
Sammy Timberg
(director, uncredited)
Animation by Roland Crandall
Seymour Kneitel
William Henning
Color process Cinecolor (2-strip)
Production
company
Fleischer Studios
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
August 3, 1934
Running time 10 minutes
Country United States
Language English
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