
Cindy
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.
Release Date: 1978-03-24
Music
Drama
TV Movie
★★★★★★★★★★ (2 votes)
Casts

Charlayne Woodard
as Cindy

Scoey Mitchell
as Father

Mae Mercer
as Sara Hayes

Nell Carter
as Olive

Alaina Reed Hall
as Venus

Cleavant Derricks
as Michael Simpson

Clifton Davis
as Captain Joe Prince

John Hancock
as Wilcox

Richard Stahl
as Recruiter

Noble Willingham
as Sergeant