Cindy (1978)

This version of the Cinderella tale with an all-black cast has Cinderella, who wants to marry a dashing army officer, finding out out that her father, who she thought had an important job ... See full summary »

Director:

William A. Graham

Writers:

James L. Brooks, Stan Daniels,

Stars:

Charlayne Woodard, Cleavant Derricks, Mae Mercer

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charlayne Woodard	...	Cindy (as Charlaine Woodard)
Cleavant Derricks	...	Michael Simpson
Mae Mercer	...	Sara Hayes
Clifton Davis	...	Capt. Joe Prince
W. Benson Terry	...	Miles Archer
Alaina Reed-Hall	...	Venus
Nell Carter	...	Olive (as Nell-Ruth Carter)
Scoey Mitchell	...	Cindy's father
Noble Willingham	...	Sergeant
Burke Byrnes	...	Swearing-in officer
John Hancock	...	Wilcox
Helen Martin	...	Flower lady
Graham Brown	...	Minister
Bill Phillips Murry	...	M.C. (as Bill P. Murry)
Don Dandridge	...	MP

Storyline

This version of the Cinderella tale with an all-black cast has Cinderella, who wants to marry a dashing army officer, finding out out that her father, who she thought had an important job at a big hotel, is actually the men's room attendant. Her wicked stepmother finds out, too, and complications ensue.

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Plot Keywords:

cinderella | black american | african american | what happened to epilogue | world war two | 

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Genres:

Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 March 1978 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cinderella in Harlem

Company Credits

Production Co:

John-Charles-Walters Productions, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nell Carter's TV debut.

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Connections

Version of Érase una vez (1950)

User Reviews

Soooo relieved!!!

I CAN NOT believe that there are other people on this planet that have seen this movie besides me!! I have never, and I mean NEVER found anyone else that has seen this movie but me!! I recorded it when I was little back when ABC showed a Disney movie every Saturday but my mom eventually threw it away because it was on some old tape. I swear I thought I had dreamed up the entire movie. I remember asking my sister if she remembered it, from Cindy's "worn" little white keds shoes, to the step sister putting Vaseline on her foot to squeeze her foot in Cindy's shoe, but she just looked at me like I was crazy. Man, I really loved this movie and if anyone out there has a copy, please let me know. I'll buy it from you!! No bull. That movie is a classic. Where in the world did it ever go?!?!