Difendo il mio amore

This is a nice variation on "Cinderella" , some kind of optimistic "Waterloo bridge" (but whereas Robert Taylor was the handsome noble;Vivien Leigh was a commoner with a racy past ).

Robert Taylor is a Prince Charming every girl dreams of, Loretta Young is a gorgeous Cinderella with bright shiny eyes and teeth which would be ideal for toothpaste advertisements .The nasty stepmother is male : it's the perfidious obnoxious butler ,who rules the servants with a rod of iron;Basil Rathbone is an excellent villain ; and there's the good fairy :Gracie ,the servant with a heart of gold , superbly played by lively Patsy Kelly ( later ,the famous Laura -Louise in "Rosemary's baby " ,with her horrible glasses).