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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.”

★ 5.0 1h 13m TV MovieDramaComedy

Directed by Fred Coe

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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.