Cindy

6.0/1019781h 38mReleased

MusicDramaTV Movie

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.

Released: Mar 24, 1978

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Charlayne Woodard

Cindy

Scoey Mitchell

Father

Mae Mercer

Sara Hayes

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