"The British film archives are full of hidden treasures, and recently a revival of comedies and musicals has supplied many unexpected delights. Among these, Mr. Cinders proves to be one of the best, and one cannot imagine its resurrection in London's West End to be half as good. The film contains the essence of 1930s chic, wit and whimsey--that Mayfair sophistication that evolved from the previous decade's social artifices. Its humor is balanced between Coward and Firbank, and for audiences of our day, the underlying mood of escapism is also tinged with innocence. Here is the Cinderella tale in modern dress, describing Jim Lancaster, or Mr. Cinders, the hapless manservant and stepson of the snobbish Lancaster peerage. One expects the usual glass-slipper dénouement, but all is joyously disguised as a satire on the British stiff-upper-lip hypocrisies. Clifford Mollison, a popular comedian of the day, is a delightfully boyish, singing hero, and it is fine to see the Broadway star Zelma O'Neal as the lyrical heroine. A special celebration, however, is reserved for Kenneth and George Western as the haughty cousins to Mr. Cinders: they stop the proceedings twice with renditions of 'This Reminds Me of You' and 'Such Wonderful People,' and for these moments alone, Mr. Cinders takes its place upon a pinnacle of immortal comedy." Albert Johnson