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Animated fairy tale

Cinderella

Year
1922
Director
Walt Disney
Length
7 minAFI 7-minute release record Version sources ↓

Walt Disney’s Laugh-O-gram studio gives Cinderella a compact animated retelling with a Jazz Age flavour.

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FunnyGentle Great first watch · Easy Animated fairy tale
Momo playfully sticks out the tip of his tongue in a palace, with both open palms inside transparent glass shoes and the heels pointing toward the viewer.

Image: Monocurator · source · Original Monocurator artwork

What to expect

The short belongs to Walt Disney’s early Laugh-O-Gram period, before the studio language associated with his later work had settled. Its value lies in seeing familiar story material tested through limited means and restless invention.

How to ease in

Treat it as a surviving experiment, not a miniature version of a later feature. Seven minutes is enough to watch a young animation practice searching for pace and personality.

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A quick, non-exhaustive note Includes damaged or uneven surviving imagery, caricature, class stereotypes, and very brief narrative compression.
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I enjoy the roughness because the drawing has not yet learned to hide its effort. The familiar slipper story becomes a small workshop where transformation is both plot and technique.

— Momo

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Credits & versions

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AFI 7-minute release record 7 min 7 minutes is attached only to the named AFI 7-minute release record. No unsupported cut, score, territory, frame rate, source element, or restoration detail is inferred. Source: American Film Institute — Cinderella Runtime reference · Checked 2026-08-22

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