If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

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

Directed by Fred Coe

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

TV Movie, Drama, Comedy · 1h 13m

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.

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Cast

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Donna M. Bryan Billie Jean Sims James Broderick Trick
G
Georgia Burke Grannie Laurence Fishburne Fish
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Sonny Jim Gaines Mr. Sims Arthur French Customer Moses Gunn Mr. Miller Albert Hall T-Bone Sims Dots Johnson Jim John Marriott Jessie
G
George Miles Shake-a-Hand Haywood Nelson Ronnie

Crew

Director
Fred Coe
Writer
Stanley L. Gray
Director of Photography
Michael Lieberman, Jake Ostroff
Editor
Arline Garson
Producer
David Susskind

Details

Release date
1972-12-19
Runtime
1h 13m
Genres
TV Movie, Drama, Comedy
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America