Another of Aleksandrov's more-popular films was "The Bright Path" (1940). This was a reworking of the fairytale "Cinderella" set in the contemporary Soviet Union. The Cinderella of the story was again Orlova, who by this time was the most popular star in the USSR. It was a fantasy tale, but the moral of the story was that a better life comes from hard work. Whereas in "Circus", the musical numbers involved dancing and spectacle, the only type of choreography in "Bright Path" is the movement of factory machines. The music was limited to Orlova's singing. Here, work provided the spectacle.