If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band Cast and Crew

If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

Plot: 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

Release Date: Tuesday, December 19 1972
52 years ago

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Cast

Donna M. Bryan. Donna M. Bryan was >> in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Billie Jean Sims'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

James Broderick. James Broderick was 45 in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Trick'.

Birthday: Mon, Mar 07 1927 –
Died: Mon, Nov 01 1982

Georgia Burke. Georgia Burke was >> in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Grannie'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Laurence Fishburne. Laurence Fishburne was 11 in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Fish'.

Birthday: Sun, Jul 30 1961

Sonny Jim Gaines. Sonny Jim Gaines was 44 in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Mr. Sims'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 01 1928 –
Died: Sat, Sep 02 2006

Arthur French. Arthur French was 41 in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Customer'.

Birthday: Fri, Nov 06 1931 –
Died: Sat, Jul 24 2021

Moses Gunn. Moses Gunn was 43 in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Mr. Miller'.

Birthday: Wed, Oct 02 1929 –
Died: Thu, Dec 16 1993

Albert Hall. Albert Hall was 35 in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'T-Bone Sims'.

Birthday: Wed, Nov 10 1937

Dots Johnson. Dots Johnson was 59 in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Jim'.

Birthday: Mon, Feb 03 1913 –
Died: Fri, Aug 22 1986

John Marriott. John Marriott was >> in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Jessie'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

George Miles. George Miles was >> in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Shake-a-Hand'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Haywood Nelson. Haywood Nelson was 12 in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Ronnie'.

Birthday: Fri, Mar 25 1960

Jim Pelham. Jim Pelham was >> in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Eddie'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Joseph Ray. Joseph Ray was >> in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Walkin' Willie'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Dick Sabol. Dick Sabol was >> in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Prison Guard'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Fred Coe. Fred Coe was 57 in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Director'

Birthday: Wed, Dec 23 1914 –
Died: Sun, Apr 29 1979

Michael Lieberman. Michael Lieberman was >> in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Director of Photography'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Jake Ostroff. Jake Ostroff was >> in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Director of Photography'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ferd Manning. Ferd Manning was >> in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Lighting Director'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Martin Begley. Martin Begley was >> in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Supervising Technical Director'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Stanley L. Gray. Stanley L. Gray was >> in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Writer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

David Susskind. David Susskind was 52 in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Producer'

Birthday: Sun, Dec 19 1920 –
Died: Sun, Feb 22 1987

Pamela Susskind. Pamela Susskind was >> in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Associate Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Arline Garson. Arline Garson was >> in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Editor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Jacob Stern. Jacob Stern was >> in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Music Supervisor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Lee Dichter. Lee Dichter was 28 in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Sound Mixer'

Birthday: Sun, Jul 30 1944

Robert Gundlach. Robert Gundlach was >> in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Art Direction'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Blake Norton. Blake Norton was >> in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Sound'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Hal Schaffel. Hal Schaffel was 58 in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Production Manager'

Birthday: Thu, Apr 30 1914 –
Died: Wed, Apr 21 1993

Richard Merrell. Richard Merrell was >> in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Set Decoration'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Tom Horin. Tom Horin was >> in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Technical Supervisor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Maury Beaumont. Maury Beaumont was >> in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Unit Manager'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

B.J. Bachman. B.J. Bachman was >> in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Continuity'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

William Pelt. William Pelt was >> in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band as 'Production Assistant'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday