If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

1972
1h 13m
1.0

1.0/10

1 votes • View on IMDb

"The story of ghetto boy and girl trying to raise money for the girl to visit her father in prison."

Overview

Life in a black ghetto isn't easy for 14-year-old Billie Jean Sims, who has a father in jail, a blind grandmother, and a brother with a drug habit. Growing up among drug pushers, prostitutes, and pimps, Billie Jean still has some things going for her: fierce pride, a loyal friend named Fish, and, at last, enough savings to visit her father 1200 miles away in prison.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date December 19, 1972
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0255235

Cast

Donna M. Bryan
Donna M. Bryan

Billie Jean Sims

James Broderick
James Broderick

Trick

Georgia Burke
Georgia Burke

Grannie

Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne

Fish

Sonny Jim Gaines
Sonny Jim Gaines

Mr. Sims

Arthur French
Arthur French

Customer

Moses Gunn
Moses Gunn

Mr. Miller

Albert Hall
Albert Hall

T-Bone Sims

Dots Johnson
Dots Johnson

Jim

John Marriott
John Marriott

Jessie

George Miles
George Miles

Shake-a-Hand

Haywood Nelson
Haywood Nelson

Ronnie

Key Crew

David Susskind
Producer
Fred Coe
Director
Stanley L. Gray
Writer

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