If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

Fred Coe
1972-12-19

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

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Donna M. Bryan Billie Jean Sims Unowned
James Broderick Trick Unowned
Georgia Burke Grannie Unowned
Laurence Fishburne Fish Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Sonny Jim Gaines Mr. Sims Unowned
Arthur French Customer Unowned
Moses Gunn Mr. Miller Unowned
Albert Hall T-Bone Sims Unowned
Dots Johnson Jim Unowned
John Marriott Jessie Unowned
George Miles Shake-a-Hand Unowned
Haywood Nelson Ronnie Unowned
Jim Pelham Eddie Unowned
Joseph Ray Walkin' Willie Unowned
Dick Sabol Prison Guard Unowned