Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Jerry Lewis Dances His Way Through "Cinderfella"

In 1960 Jerry Lewis starred in Cinderfella, a takeoff of the Cinderella story, in which he plays a hard-working and honest lad mistreated by his wicked stepmother and his two boorish stepbrothers.

But miracles do happen when his Fairy Godfather (Ed Wynn) transforms the klutzy fella into an eligible, handsome bachelor, ready to win the hand of a suitable Princess Charming, played by Anna Maria Alberghetti.

Let's travel back 60 years for the famous stairway dance scene in which Lewis, accompanied by the Count Basie Orchestra,  makes his way to dance with the princess and to a quick exit when the clock strikes 12.

An interesting side note: When Jerry ran up the stairs at the end he collapsed as soon as he was out of frame and was rushed to hospital. Filming was postponed for a month.

Enjoy!

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