Cindy
5.3
98 minutes
3/24/1978
Overview
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.
Cast List
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
W. Benson Terry
as Miles Archer
John Hancock
as Wilcox
Richard Stahl
as Recruiter
Noble Willingham
as Sergeant
Burke Byrnes
as Swearing-In Officer
Helen Martin
as Flower Lady
Graham Brown
as Minister
Bill Phillips Murry
as Emcee
Don Dandridge
as Military Policeman
Spo-De-Odee
as Wino
Boyd Bodwell
as Recruit
Joe George
as Doctor
Don Abney
as Musician
Harold Acey
as Musician
David Dyson
as Musician
James S. Meredith
as Musician
Jake Vernon Porter
as Musician
Robert Smith
as Musician