Michael
2026 · Music · Drama
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Film / 1978
Cindy
Directed by
William A. Graham
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Charlayne WoodardCindy
Scoey MitchellFather
Mae MercerSara Hayes
Nell CarterOlive
Alaina Reed HallVenus
Cleavant DerricksMichael Simpson
Clifton DavisCaptain Joe Prince
W. Benson TerryMiles Archer
John HancockWilcox
Richard StahlRecruiter
Noble WillinghamSergeant
Burke ByrnesSwearing-In Officer
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