poster

1978

(03/24/1978) (US)

Music, Drama, TV Movie

1h 38m

53

User Score

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.

1978

53

User Score

(03/24/1978) (US)

Music, Drama, TV Movie

1h 38m

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.

Cast

Mae Mercer

Mae Mercer

Sara Hayes

Cleavant Derricks

Cleavant Derricks

Michael Simpson

Clifton Davis

Clifton Davis

Captain Joe Prince

W. Benson Terry

W. Benson Terry

Miles Archer

Richard Stahl

Richard Stahl

Recruiter

Burke Byrnes

Burke Byrnes

Swearing-In Officer

Helen Martin

Helen Martin

Flower Lady

Graham Brown

Graham Brown

Minister

Don Dandridge

Don Dandridge

Military Policeman

Don Abney

Don Abney

Musician