Cindy

19781h 38mNo ratings yet

Drama
Music
TV Movie

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.

Keywords

new york city
1940s
musical
retelling
harlem
inner city
harlem, new york city

Details

Status: Released
Release date: March 24, 1978
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Paramount Television Studios,Paramount Television,John-Charles-Walters Productions
Cast: Scoey Mitchell,Don Dandridge,Harold Acey,Graham Brown,Cleavant Derricks,Bill Phillips Murry,David Dyson,Spo-De-Odee,Mae Mercer,Richard Stahland 15 more
Director: William A. Graham
Writer: James L. Brooks,David Davis,Ed. Weinberger,Stan Daniels
Producer: James L. Brooks,David Davis,Ed. Weinberger,Stan Daniels
Cinematography: Larry Boelens
Music: Howard Roberts,Stan Daniels
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0077335