Cindy (1978) (TV)

Director:

William A. Graham

Writers:

James L. Brooks (writer)
Stan Daniels (writer)

Release Date:

24 March 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Musical

Plot:

This version of the Cinderella tale with an all-black cast has Cinderella, who wants to marry a dashing army officer...

Plot Keywords:

African American | Fairy Tale | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

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

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

John-Charles-Walters Productions

Trivia:

Nell Carter's TV debut.

I knew it existed!

I saw this movie one time when I was six years old, I'm now 29, and I never forgot it. I asked people through out college and my working years, "Do you remember a black version of 'Cinderella' called 'Cindy' and the little girl had to sleep in the bath tub?" And everyone's response was "No", so I was really starting to think that I had imagined the whole thing, but IMDB is wonderful, because it proved I wasn't crazy...It does exist! And, though I don't remember every detail, it was a great and refreshing update to the old fairy tale. I am proud to be one of the few people who saw it, and better than that, remember it.