Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella (1957)
Cinderella (1957)
DVDRip | MKV | 720 x 482 | x264 @ 1797 Kbps | 76 min | 1,14 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 224 Kbps | Subs: None
Genre: Family, Comedy, Romance, Musical
DVDRip | MKV | 720 x 482 | x264 @ 1797 Kbps | 76 min | 1,14 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 224 Kbps | Subs: None
Genre: Family, Comedy, Romance, Musical
Seen on ABC's Wonderful World of Disney, this $12-million production is the only musical Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote for television. The CBS-TV original, with 21-year-old Julie Andrews in the title role and Edie Adams as the Fairy Godmother, played on live television March 31, 1957 to TV's largest audience ever to that date (107-million viewers). That historic production, captured on kinescope, can still be seen today on library monitors at the Museum of Television and Radio in New York and Los Angeles. Hammerstein died in 1960 and did not get to see 18-year-old Lesley Ann Warren as Cinderella in the February 22, 1965 restaged production, repeated annually on CBS until 1977 and later made available on videotape from CBS/Fox Video and Facets Multimedia. Added to the 1965 show was "Loneliness of Evening", a song actually written for South Pacific but cut before the Broadway opening.
Even with its limitations of live television, in 1957, the original version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella", is still the best. It features a witty script by Oscar Hammerstein (later versions used inferior scripts), and wonderful performances from its cast. Julie Andrews is easily the superior Cinderella, over Leslie Ann Warren and Brandy. For years, this version could only be viewed at the Museum of Radio and Television in New York and Los Angeles. Image has made it available on DVD, so everyone should purchase it, and see what the early days of live television were like. The show was originally broadcast live and in color, but only a black and white kinescope of that performance remains. Still, it is a fascinating and entertaining production. Highly Recommended.IMDB Reviewer
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Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella (1957)
