Cindy

1978 · 98 min · Music, Drama, TV Movie

A revisionist twist on Cinderella with an all-black cast and set in Harlem during WWII. Cindy is a country bumpkin who moves from South Carolina to live with her father and his new family. When her stepmother and two stepsisters refuse to take her to the Sugar Hill Ball, her draft-dodging, chauffeur neighbor whips up a little "magic" and at the ball she catches the eye of the richest man in Harlem.

Director: William A. Graham
Writers: James L. Brooks, Stan Daniels, David Davis, Ed. Weinberger
Released: March 24, 1978
Language: English

Cast

Charlayne Woodard
Cindy
Scoey Mitchell
Father
Mae Mercer
Sara Hayes
Nell Carter
Olive
Alaina Reed Hall
Venus
Cleavant Derricks
Michael Simpson
Clifton Davis
Captain Joe Prince
W. Benson Terry
Miles Archer
John Hancock
Wilcox
Richard Stahl
Recruiter
Noble Willingham
Sergeant
Burke Byrnes
Swearing-In Officer

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