William Phipps has little dialog as the prince future talk show host Mike Douglas provided his singing voice but film and Disney veteran, Verna Felton was born to play the fairy godmother, and she made the best number, the Oscar-nominated "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" her own show-stopper. Luis Van Rooten admirably performed as both the King and the Grand Duke, and James Macdonald was endearing as both Jaq and Gus, Cinderella's devoted mice. Eleanor Audley, who would go on to voice Maleficent in "Sleeping Beauty", masterfully captured the icy cruelty of the stepmother, while Rhoda Williams and Lucille Bliss were convincingly nasty stepsisters. Woods heartfelt renditions of "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes", "So This Is Love" and "Oh Sing Sweet Nightingale" are perfect.
When Disney heard them, he knew he had found his Cinderella. Ilene Woods, who was a radio performer, recorded demonstration discs of the songs as a favor to the authors of the material, Al Hoffman, Mack David, and Jerry Livingston. A combination of superb animation in beautifully soft Technicolor and the perfect voice talents brought the story to life with a radiance that endures to this day. Disney, for once, did himself proud, electing not to tamper with a classic, instead elaborating and adding substance to the tale, rather than rewriting it for the screen. Although it was a hit and, like "Snow White", was responsible for restoring the dwindling Disney fortunes, it never achieved the same audience recognition which it certainly deserved.
"Cinderella" did not follow the same path.
"Snow White", which for better or worse, became for many the definitive version of the story.
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