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Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes (1974)

Feeling great...Walking tall...Hit my number, That's all!

Genre : Thriller, Action, Crime

Runtime : 1H 26M

Director : Bill Brame
Writer : Fredricka DeCosta

Synopsis

In 1950s Harlem a vicious Italian gangster (Frank deKova) tries to muscle in on a black racketeer's (Paul Harris) numbers game.

Actors

Frank De Kova
Frank De Kova
Big Tony (as Frank deKova)
Paul Harris
Paul Harris
Pasha
Frances E. Williams
Frances E. Williams
Moma Lottie (as Frances Williams)
Reginald Farme
Reginald Farme
Sweetman
Don Edmondson
Don Edmondson
Serene (as Tawny Tan)
Larry Greene
Larry Greene
Jimmy Rush
Ernie Lee Banks
Ernie Lee Banks
DuDirty (as Ernie Banks)
Karmello Brooks
Karmello Brooks
Romaine
Henry G. Sanders
Henry G. Sanders
Sam Kingston (as Henry Sanders)
Pat Edwards
Pat Edwards
Pearl
Terry Ransom
Terry Ransom
Little Billy Jones
Curtis Price
Curtis Price
Nathan Jones
Onezene 'Ben' Geyen
Onezene 'Ben' Geyen
Reverend Axle
Ronald Ransom
Ronald Ransom
Gambler
Cal Wilson
Cal Wilson
Young Dude

Crews

Bill Brame
Bill Brame
Director
Elizabeth Ransom
Elizabeth Ransom
Story
Fredricka DeCosta
Fredricka DeCosta
Screenplay
Robert Caramico
Robert Caramico
Director of Photography
Bill Brame
Bill Brame
Editor
Rudolph Cusumano
Rudolph Cusumano
Editor
Howard Ransom
Howard Ransom
Producer
Talmadge Spratt
Talmadge Spratt
Casting
Sterling von Franck
Sterling von Franck
Art Direction
Allan A. Apone
Allan A. Apone
Set Decoration
Edith Ransom
Edith Ransom
Producer

Trailers and other movies

BABY NEEDS A NEW PAIR OF SHOES (1974) Trailer aka JIVE TURKEY

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