Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes
1974 · 1h 26m · Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller · United States of America · Rated R (US)
Feeling great...Walking tall...Hit my number, That's all!
In 1950s Harlem a vicious Italian gangster (Frank deKova) tries to muscle in on a black racketeer's (Paul Harris) numbers game.
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blaxploitation cinema
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