If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

1972, comedy, drama

73 minutes

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:...

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Cast

Donna M. Bryan

Billie Jean Sims

Georgia Burke

Grannie

Sonny Jim Gaines

Mr. Sims

Arthur French

Arthur French

Customer

Moses Gunn

Moses Gunn

Mr. Miller

Albert Hall

Albert Hall

T-Bone Sims

John Marriott

Jessie

George Miles

Shake-a-Hand

Jim Pelham

Eddie

Joseph Ray

Walkin' Willie

Dick Sabol

Prison Guard

Crew

Art

Robert Gundlach

Art direction

Richard Merrell

Set decoration

Camera

Crew

Directing

Fred Coe

Director

Editing

Arline Garson

Editor

Lighting

Production

Pamela Susskind

Associate producer

David Susskind

David Susskind

Producer

Sound

Writing

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