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Source - Express, Melton (Vic. 1943 - 1954), Saturday 14 April 1951, page 1

Cinderella is a 1950 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures.

Based on Charles Perrault’s 1697 fairy tale, the film follows Cinderella, the daughter of a widowed aristocrat, who is forced to become a servant of her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, until Cinderella’s fairy godmother grants her the chance to attend the royal ball and meet the prince. The production was supervised by Ben Sharpsteen, and was directed by Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, and Clyde Geronimi. It features the voices of Ilene Woods, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Rhoda Williams, June Foray, James MacDonald, and Luis van Rooten.

THE THEATRE - Located in the small town of Bacchus Marsh, west of Melbourne. The Astor Theatre was operating as a cinema prior to 1951, and continued until at least 1957. Since it closed as a cinema, it has been re-named Impresario Theatre, and is in use as a live theatre.

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