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

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

Genre : TV Movie, Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 13M

Director : Fred Coe

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
Jim Pelham
Jim Pelham
Eddie
Joseph Ray
Joseph Ray
Walkin' Willie
Dick Sabol
Dick Sabol
Prison Guard

Crews

David Susskind
David Susskind
Producer
Pamela Susskind
Pamela Susskind
Associate Producer
Michael Lieberman
Michael Lieberman
Director of Photography
Jake Ostroff
Jake Ostroff
Director of Photography
Arline Garson
Arline Garson
Editor
Fred Coe
Fred Coe
Director
Stanley L. Gray
Stanley L. Gray
Writer
Robert Gundlach
Robert Gundlach
Art Direction
Richard Merrell
Richard Merrell
Set Decoration
Maury Beaumont
Maury Beaumont
Unit Manager
William Pelt
William Pelt
Production Assistant
Hal Schaffel
Hal Schaffel
Production Manager
Lee Dichter
Lee Dichter
Sound Mixer
Blake Norton
Blake Norton
Sound
Ferd Manning
Ferd Manning
Lighting Director
Jacob Stern
Jacob Stern
Music Supervisor
B.J. Bachman
B.J. Bachman
Continuity
Tom Horin
Tom Horin
Technical Supervisor
Martin Begley
Martin Begley
Supervising Technical Director

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