Cindy

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 Woodard

Played Cindy
Scoey Mitchell

Played Father
Mae Mercer

Played Sara Hayes
Nell Carter

Played Olive
Alaina Reed Hall

Played Venus
Cleavant Derricks

Played Michael Simpson
Clifton Davis

Played Captain Joe Prince
W. Benson Terry

Played Miles Archer
John Hancock

Played Wilcox
Richard Stahl

Played Recruiter
Noble Willingham

Played Sergeant
Burke Byrnes

Played Swearing-In Officer
Helen Martin

Played Flower Lady
Graham Brown

Played Minister
Bill Phillips Murry

Played Emcee
Don Dandridge

Played Military Policeman
Spo-De-Odee

Played Wino
Boyd Bodwell

Played Recruit
Joe George

Played Doctor
Don Abney

Played Musician
Harold Acey

Played Musician
David Dyson

Played Musician
James S. Meredith

Played Musician
Jake Vernon Porter

Played Musician
Robert Smith

Played Musician

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