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Cindy

1978-03-24 · 98 min · ★ 7.0

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.

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Directors
William A. Graham
Production companies
John-Charles-Walters Productions, Paramount Television
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Charlayne WoodardCharlayne WoodardCindy
Scoey MitchellFather
Mae MercerMae MercerSara Hayes
Nell CarterNell CarterOlive
Alaina Reed HallAlaina Reed HallVenus
Cleavant DerricksCleavant DerricksMichael Simpson
Clifton DavisClifton DavisCaptain Joe Prince
W. Benson TerryMiles Archer
John HancockJohn HancockWilcox
Richard StahlRichard StahlRecruiter
Noble WillinghamNoble WillinghamSergeant
Burke ByrnesBurke ByrnesSwearing-In Officer
Helen MartinHelen MartinFlower Lady
Graham BrownGraham BrownMinister
Bill Phillips MurryEmcee
Don DandridgeMilitary Policeman
Spo-De-OdeeWino
Boyd BodwellRecruit
Joe GeorgeDoctor
Don AbneyMusician

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