Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes
Feeling great...Walking tall...Hit my number, That's all!
Genres
Overview
In 1950s Harlem a vicious Italian gangster (Frank deKova) tries to muscle in on a black racketeer's (Paul Harris) numbers game.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
86 min
Release Date
1974-11-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
9
Vote Average
3.9
Frank De Kova
Big Tony (as Frank deKova)
Paul Harris
Pasha
Frances E. Williams
Moma Lottie (as Frances Williams)
Reginald Farme
Sweetman
Don Edmondson
Serene (as Tawny Tan)
Larry Greene
Jimmy Rush
Ernie Lee Banks
DuDirty (as Ernie Banks)
Karmello Brooks
Romaine
Henry G. Sanders
Sam Kingston (as Henry Sanders)
Pat Edwards
Pearl
Terry Ransom
Little Billy Jones
Curtis Price
Nathan Jones
Onezene 'Ben' Geyen
Reverend Axle
Ronald Ransom
Gambler
Cal Wilson
Young Dude
5.3
Death Ranch
In 1970s America, three African-American siblings on the run from the police take refuge at an abandoned Tennessee Ranch, unaware their hideout is on the hunting grounds of a cannibalistic Ku Klux Klan cult. Trapped and tortured, the three must fight tooth and nail to escape alive and take down the bloodthirsty Klan.
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5.4
Hammer
Hotheaded laborer B.J. Hammer can't go long without ending up in a fight, and, after he comes out on top in a particularly impressive workplace scuffle, word of his brawling skills makes its way to Davis, a top boxing manager. Hammer is hired by Davis and begins a lucrative career in the ring, only to find out that his new employer wants him to throw a fight and take part in other illicit activities. Hammer reacts to this news violently, and the feud is on.
1972-07-04 | en
1.0
Brothers
Thinly disguised account of the relationship between radical black activist Angela Davis and Black Panther and prison inmate George Jackson, who was one of those killed in a failed 1971 prison breakout.
1977-03-31 | en
5.0
Sign of Aquarius
Taking place in the cold and hard winter of 1970 in the slums of Cleveland Ohio instead of the tranquil and pleasant 1967 Summer of Love in the Haight Asbury district of San Francisco. "Ghetto Freaks" is a film that tries to show it's viewers the life and philosophy of a hippie commune and how it, lead by their Guru Sonny, goes through life on the mean streets of a large northern industrial city.
1970-01-01 | en
4.3
The Soul of Nigger Charley
After the end of the Civil War, Charley fights against a group of Southern soldiers seeking to reignite the Confederacy.
1973-05-15 | en
5.6
Bamboo Gods and Iron Men
The Jefferson’s honeymoon night in Hong Kong will be troubled by a number of people wishing to get hold of a Bouddha statuette that the husband offered her when window-shopping that day. When the going gets rough, it helps that Cal Jefferson is a top American boxer.
1974-02-13 | en
6.3
The Legend of Nigger Charley
A trio of runaway slaves evade authorities in the Old West.
1972-03-16 | en
5.6
Brotherhood of Death
A group of Black soldiers are home from the war and head to a small Southern town. The town is dominated by a group of Klansmen who keep the Black majority from voting or being treated like human beings. However, these newcomers convince the local population to register to vote so they can take back power and achieve justice. When hundreds show up to register, the Klan responds with violence. Eventually, though, the Black community has little choice other than fight back and the film ends with a small war between these combat vets and the Klan.
1976-09-14 | en
5.6
Bucktown
Duke Johnson visits a small Southern town, intent on burying his brother. After the funeral, he learns that he must stay for 60 days, for the estate to be processed. A few locals convince Duke to reopen his late brother's nightclub, and soon the local redneck policemen are intimidating Duke with threats of violence. Duke refuses to pay the bribes they demand, so then he and his lady friend Aretha are threatened and attacked by the crooked cops. Rather than take them on himself, Duke calls on his old pal Roy. Roy brings a few buddies to Bucktown, and they bring justice to the small town. With the redneck cops out of the way, Duke lets his guard down. Then the situation gets out of hand again. Finally, Duke must settle the score himself.
1975-07-02 | en
5.5
Mean Johnny Barrows
A Vietnam veteran gets caught in a mob war with a couple of double-crossers.
1975-11-27 | en
3.1
Mean Mother
Two Vietnam deserters go their separate ways, become criminals and are eventually reunited.
1974-08-01 | en
4.0
Melinda
A slick, smooth-talking, womanizing young black DJ falls hard for an enigmatic woman he's just met. Things take a turn for the worse, though, when she is found dead in his apartment. It turns out that she was killed by the local mob, which is trying to frame him for the crime. With the police after him, he calls on some of his old acquaintances to help clear his name and avenge the woman's death.
1972-08-06 | en
4.5
The Baron
A black actor tries to make his own movie with an all-black cast, but to make it he's forced to borrow money from the Mafia.
1977-01-01 | en
4.8
The Zebra Killer
A racist white serial killer known only as "Mac" is wreaking havoc throughout San Francisco while wearing black makeup and an afro wig. Police lieutenant Frank Savage is hot on his trail when Mac begins to reveal his motivations for the killings and escalates their game of cat and mouse.
1974-07-01 | en
4.8
Black Eye
An ex-police officer operating a private detective business comes face to face with a syndicate-backed dope ring.
1974-03-15 | en
4.2
Abar, the First Black Superman
Upon moving into a bigoted neighborhood, the scientist father of a persecuted black family gives a superpower elixir to a tough bodyguard, who thus becomes a superpowered crimefighter.
1977-03-01 | en
4.7
TNT Jackson
A woman encounters thugs and drug dealers after traveling to Hong Kong to search for her missing brother.
1974-06-08 | en
5.2
Death Promise
An apartment dweller goes on a search-and-destroy mission to kill the ruthless landlords who murdered his father.
1977-08-01 | en
5.4
Detroit 9000
After a fundraiser for a black politician is robbed, Detroit police put two detectives, one white and one black, on the case, who try to work together under boiling political pressure.
1973-08-01 | en
5.7
Emma Mae
A naive young woman moves from the South to stay with her aunt and uncle in Compton. As an outsider, she struggles at first to find her footing, but soon falls into the middle of a community of rebellious youth. She soon becomes more and more aware of the social injustices of the big city.
1976-11-12 | en