Cinderella doing a tap number at 2am in the library? Sign me up.
In this entertaining short, famous literary figures step out of the pages of books after dark.
Acting
Betty Hutton's absolutely unhinged Cinderella
Production
Bizarre book-to-life practical effects
Director
Roy Mack
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Betty Hutton was only 19 here, years before her breakout in 'The Miracle of Morgan's Creek.' Roy Mack cranked out hundreds of these Vitaphone shorts for Warner Bros.
This is peak 'bibliomancy' cinema — the idea that books contain living worlds reflected 1940s escapism during wartime. The casual minstrel number? That's Hollywood's unchecked racism on full display.
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