The Glass Slipper (DVD)

Leslie Caron whose portrayals of graceful gamines set aglow Gigi An American in Paris and Daddy Long Legs dons Cinderella's fabled footwear for this dance-and-fantasy-infused retelling of the fairy tale. Reunited with her Lili director Charles Walters and screenwriter Helen Deutsch Caron moves from sooty drudge to radiant belle of the ball with pluck resourcefulness and the aid of a loopy - and larcenous - fairy godmother (the delightful Estelle Winwood). Cinderella's transformation is everything a young girl's heart could desire. But the grandest magic is saved for two Roland Petit ballets that Caron joined by the Ballet de Paris turns into extravagant on-screen joy. For witty family-friendly enchantment the Glass Slipper is a perfect fit.

Starring: Michael Wilding, Sr., Leslie Caron, Michael Wilding, Keenan Wynn, Estelle Winwood, Elsa Lanchester, Ballet de Paris, Walter Pidgeon, Reginald Simpson, Tyler MacDuff, Dawn Bender, Barry Jones, Amanda Blake, Lisa Daniels, Lurene Tuttle, Liliane Montevecchi, Sue George, Mary Ellen Clemons, Norman Ollestad, David Kasday, Bobby Diamond, Jean Ransome, Nikki Justen, Margaret Bert, Jessie Arnold, Kathryn Sheldon, Lillian Culver, Harte Wayne, Robert Stephenson, Bud Osborne, Kay Riehl, Norbert Schiller, Gisele Verlaine, Ivan Hayes, Richard Emory, Robert Dix, Ronald Green, Hugh Boswell, Linda Donson, Jeane Wood, Lucille Curtis, Elizabeth Slifer, Doris Kemper, Gail Bonney

Director: Edwin H. Knopf

Rating: NR