If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band (1972)
1h 13m · 19 Dec 1972
The story of ghetto boy and girl trying to raise money for the girl to visit her father in prison.
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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.
| Movie ID | 19709 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, TV Movie |
| Director | Fred Coe |
| Main cast | Donna M. Bryan, James Broderick, Georgia Burke, Laurence Fishburne, Sonny Jim Gaines, Arthur French, Moses Gunn, Albert Hall |
| Release date | 19 December 1972 |
| Release year | 1972 |
| Language | English |
| Duration | 73 min (1h 13m) |
| Rating | 5.0 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | – |
Director: Fred Coe
Writers: Stanley L. Gray
Top cast
Donna M. BryanBillie Jean Sims
James BroderickTrick
Georgia BurkeGrannie
Laurence FishburneFish
Sonny Jim GainesMr. Sims
Arthur FrenchCustomer
Moses GunnMr. Miller
Albert HallT-Bone Sims
Dots JohnsonJim
John MarriottJessie
George MilesShake-a-Hand
Haywood NelsonRonnie
Jim PelhamEddie
Joseph RayWalkin' Willie
Dick SabolPrison Guard
James BroderickTrick
Georgia BurkeGrannie
Laurence FishburneFish
Sonny Jim GainesMr. Sims
Arthur FrenchCustomer
Moses GunnMr. Miller
Albert HallT-Bone Sims
Dots JohnsonJim
John MarriottJessie
George MilesShake-a-Hand
Haywood NelsonRonnie
Jim PelhamEddie
Joseph RayWalkin' Willie
Dick SabolPrison Guard
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