CinemaOSMovie · 1974 · 1h 26m · R
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes

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

42%(13)IMDbThrillerActionCrimeComedyDrama

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

Directed byBill Brame

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 26m
Language
EN
Released
November 1, 1974
Studios
RansomFirst American Films

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

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

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Sweetman

Don Edmondson

Serene (as Tawny Tan)

Larry Greene

Jimmy Rush

Ernie Lee Banks

Ernie Lee Banks

DuDirty (as Ernie Banks)

Karmello Brooks

Romaine

Henry G. Sanders

Henry G. Sanders

Sam Kingston (as Henry Sanders)

Pat Edwards

Pearl

Creative team
Directed by
Bill Brame
Written by
Fredricka DeCosta
Elizabeth Ransom
Produced by
Howard Ransom
Edith Ransom

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