| The Magic Shoes | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Claude Flemming |
| Written by | Peggy Graham |
| Starring | Peter Finch |
| Cinematography | Mel Nichols |
| Release date(s) | 1935 |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The Magic Shoes is a 1935 Australian short film based on the fairy tale Cinderella. It features the first screen performance by Peter Finch and Helen Hughes, daughter of former Prime Minister William Hughes and was the first dramatised movie to be shot at the National Studios, built to make The Flying Doctor (1936). The film failed to find a distributor and was not a financial success.
Today The Magic Shoes is considered a lost film.[1] However 33 production and publicity stills relating to the film were recently discovered.[2][3]