A Kiss for Cinderella | 1925 | Fantasy, Drama

Title: A Kiss for Cinderella | 1925 | Fantasy, Drama Director: Herbert Brenon Studio: Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Starring: Betty Bronson, Tom Moore, Esther Ralston, Dorothy Cumming, Henry Vibart Based on: The 1916 play A Kiss for Cinderella by J. M. Barrie Release Date: December 22, 1925 Runtime: 105 Format: Silent, black-and-white, 35mm, 1.33:1, English intertitles, 10 reels Country: United States Language: Silent Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Romance --- Chapters: 00:00:00 London blackout and the artist’s studio 00:17:30 Penny Friend shop and the war orphans 00:36:00 The policeman’s suspicions and growing bond 00:56:00 Winter ordeal and collapse in the snow 01:12:30 Dream ball and fairy intervention 01:34:00 Awakening, recovery, and proposal --- Summary: In World War I London, a housemaid nicknamed “Cinderella” cleans an artist’s studio by day and quietly cares for a group of war orphans in her off hours. A conscientious policeman initially suspects her of mischief after a blackout incident, but his investigations reveal her generosity and resilience. Exhausted and half-frozen, Cinderella slips into a reverie where pumpkin coaches, a fairy godmother, and a grand ball fulfill her longed-for fairy tale. The dream gives way to reality as she recovers, and the policeman’s compassion turns to love, offering her a future grounded less in fantasy than in kindness and security. --- Background: Paramount’s adaptation of J. M. Barrie’s 1916 play was directed by Herbert Brenon and filmed at the company’s Astoria Studios in Queens, reuniting Brenon with Betty Bronson after his successful Peter Pan . The scenario was by Willis Goldbeck and Townsend Martin, with cinematography by J. Roy Hunt and art direction credited to Julian Boone Fleming. The film was released by Paramount Pictures during the 1925 holiday season. --- Trivia: The film opened in New York on December 25, 1925, with Los Angeles and Chicago openings on December 26, 1925. Surviving prints are held by the Museum of Modern Art, the George Eastman Museum, the UCLA Film & Television Archive, and the Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique. The production was copyrighted on January 11, 1926, under registration LP22254. Contemporary coverage noted the dream sequence as a highlight of the film’s visual fantasy. The distributor was Paramount Pictures, with production by Famous Players-Lasky, then the flagship production unit for Paramount releases. --- Public Domain / Rights: Original Release: December 22, 1925 Original Studio / Distributor: Famous Players-Lasky Corporation / Paramount Pictures Copyright Status: Public Domain Renewal: Unknown --- Hashtags: AKissForCinderella 1925 SilentFilm PublicDomain HerbertBrenon BettyBronson Paramount FamousPlayersLasky FantasyFilm SilentCinema Source page: https: //commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Kiss_for_Cinderella_(1925).webm Direct media URL: https: //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/A_Kiss_for_Cinderella_%281925%29.webm