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Cindy (1978)

Cindy (1978)

Drama Music TV Movie
Release Date: 1978, March 24
Directors: William A. Graham
Countries: United States of America
Production: John-Charles-Walters Productions, Paramount Television
Cast: Graham Brown, W. Benson Terry, Charlayne Woodard, Alaina Reed Hall, Helen Martin, Noble Willingham, Mae Mercer, Richard Stahl, Robert Smith, Burke Byrnes, Clifton Davis, Nell Carter

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:

musical 1940s retelling harlem, new york city inner city