Cinderfella is a 1960 American semi-musical comedy film adaptation of the classic Cinderella story, with most characters changed in gender from female to male and starring Jerry Lewis as Fella.

When Fella's father dies, he continues to live with his wicked stepmother Emily and her two sons, Maximilian and Rupert.

His stepfamily takes over the family mansion, while Fella is reduced to living in an unfinished room at the end of a long hallway.

Fella dreams nightly that his father is trying to relay a message to him about where he has hidden his fortune, but he always awakens before he learns the hiding place.

Princess Charming of the Grand Duchy of Morovia is in town, so the stepmother decides to throw her a lavish ball in order to get her to marry Rupert.

Fella is not allowed to go to the ball, but his fairy godfather says he will not remain a "people" much longer, but will blossom into a "person."

While rehearsing for the scene in which he makes his entrance to the ball, Lewis realized that the movement of his pants was distracting.

Lewis agreed and wrote, produced and directed The Bellboy in four weeks in February 1960 while he was performing at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach.