Cindy (1978)
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.
Music, Drama, TV Movie
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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