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Cinderella of the Hills

1921 · 50 min

A quiet, old-fashioned melodrama of mistreatment and disguise, where sympathy for the heroine and a gentle romance carry you through to a tidy, surprising finish.

Directed by
Howard M. Mitchell
Genres
Drama
Starring
Barbara Bedford, Carl Miller, Cecil Van Auker
Tagline
ROMANCE! SUSPENSE! and a surprise finish
Overview
Hoping to reconcile her divorced parents, Norris Gradley remains with her father, Giles, after he marries another woman. The new Mrs. Gradley snubs and mistreats Norris, who earns money by disguising herself as a boy and playing the violin at dances. Claude Wolcott, employed by Giles to drill oil wells, falls in love with Norris.

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Directed by
Howard M. Mitchell
Genres
Drama
Starring
Barbara Bedford, Carl Miller, Cecil Van Auker
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • identity
  • class
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism6
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Howard M. Mitchell
Written by
Dorothy Yost
Starring
Barbara Bedford, Carl Miller, Cecil Van Auker, Clarence Wilson, Tom McGuire, Barbara La Marr
Cinematography
George Webber
Runtime
50 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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