Cindy
movie
Released March 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
Charlayne Woodard
as
Cindy
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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
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W. Benson Terry
as
Miles Archer
John Hancock
as
Wilcox
Richard Stahl
as
Recruiter
Noble Willingham
as
Sergeant
Burke Byrnes
as
Swearing-In Officer
Crew
Stan Daniels
as
Original Music Composer
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Howard Roberts
as
Original Music Composer
Stan Daniels
as
Songs
Stan Daniels
as
Lyricist
William A. Graham
as
Director
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Harry Waterson
as
Associate Producer
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Ed. Weinberger
as
Producer
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Vince Humphrey
as
Editor
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David Davis
as
Producer
Stan Daniels
as
Writer
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David Davis
as
Writer
James L. Brooks
as
Writer