Cindy (TV 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 Cinderella (1997)

User Reviews

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