Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes (1974): Cast & Where to Watch

Set in the gritty streets of 1950s Harlem, the story follows an ambitious Italian gangster, Frank de Kova, who tries to seize control of a lucrative numbers racket from a powerful black racketeer, Paul Harris. Their clash ignites a tense, dangerous power struggle.

Streaming availability in the US, powered by

• BB Director Bill Brame

• PH Paul Harris as Pasha
• Henry G. Sanders as Sam Kingston (as Henry Sanders)
• FD Frank De Kova as Big Tony (as Frank deKova)
• EL Ernie Lee Banks as DuDirty (as Ernie Banks)

• 1955 Buick Special Important role
• 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Important role
• 1956 Chevrolet Two-Ten Important role
• 1956 Buick Super Minor role

Also known as

• Jive Turkey
• Get Nigger Rich on Number 666