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If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band (1972)

★ 5.0/10 73 min TV Movie, Drama, Comedy United States English
Director: Fred Coe
Streaming: Not available
The story of ghetto boy and girl trying to raise money for the girl to visit her father in prison.

Description

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.

Top Cast

Donna M. Bryan Billie Jean Sims
James Broderick
James Broderick Trick
Georgia Burke Grannie
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne Fish
Sonny Jim Gaines Mr. Sims
Arthur French
Arthur French Customer
Moses Gunn
Moses Gunn Mr. Miller
Albert Hall
Albert Hall T-Bone Sims

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