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Cindy
Cindy
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Cindy

1978
1h 38m
Music
Drama
TV Movie

Status

Released

Release

1978

Runtime

1h 38m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 38m
Mar 24, 1978
Languages
English
Director
William A. Graham
William A. Graham
Production
John-Charles-Walters Productions
John-Charles-Walters Productions
Paramount Television
Paramount Television
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

25 Cast Members

Charlayne Woodard

Charlayne Woodard

Cindy

Scoey Mitchell

Father

Mae Mercer

Mae Mercer

Sara Hayes

Nell Carter

Nell Carter

Olive

Alaina Reed Hall

Alaina Reed Hall

Venus

Cleavant Derricks

Cleavant Derricks

Michael Simpson

Clifton Davis

Clifton Davis

Captain Joe Prince

W. Benson Terry

Miles Archer

John Hancock

John Hancock

Wilcox

Richard Stahl

Richard Stahl

Recruiter

Noble Willingham

Noble Willingham

Sergeant

Burke Byrnes

Burke Byrnes

Swearing-In Officer

Helen Martin

Helen Martin

Flower Lady

Graham Brown

Minister

Bill Phillips Murry

Emcee

Don Dandridge

Military Policeman

Spo-De-Odee

Wino

Boyd Bodwell

Recruit

Joe George

Doctor

Don Abney

Musician

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