A Modern Cinderella

A Modern Cinderella
A Modern Cinderella
	Newspaper advertisement
Directed by	John G. Adolfi
Written by	Florence Auer
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	June Caprice ; Frank Morgan ; Betty Prendergast
Cinematography	Rial B. Schellinger
Production; company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	January 8, 1917;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles

Last updated October 11, 2025

A Modern Cinderella is a lost ^[1] 1917 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring June Caprice, Frank Morgan and Betty Prendergast.^[2]

Plot

Cast

June Caprice as Joyce
Frank Morgan as Tom
Betty Prendergast as Polly
Stanhope Wheatcroft as Harry
Grace Stevens as Mother
Tom Brooke as Father

Preservation

With no holdings located in archives, A Modern Cinderella is considered a lost film.^[1]

References

1 2 "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Modern Cinderella". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
↑ Solomon p.237

Bibliography

Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.

External links

A Modern Cinderella at IMDb
A Modern Cinderella at the TCM Movie Database
A Modern Cinderella at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[:0-1] 1 2 "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Modern Cinderella". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

[2] Solomon p.237

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