This wasn't the standard "pimp and ho show" but rather a smart, character based crime flick about two hustlers just trying to survive in the City of Brotherly Love.
Trick Baby (1973)
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Reviews Counted:2
Fresh:2
Rotten:0
Average Rating:N/A
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Based on the novel by real life pimp and con Iceberg Slim, TRICK BABY tells the story of a fair-skinned black con nicknamed "White Folks," and his buddy Blue. These two use their scam to trick the... Based on the novel by real life pimp and con Iceberg Slim, TRICK BABY tells the story of a fair-skinned black con nicknamed "White Folks," and his buddy Blue. These two use their scam to trick the straights and make a bit of scratch, all the while avoiding Philadelphia's notoriously corrupt cops and gangsters. [More]
Starring: Kiel Martin, Mel Stewart
Starring: Kiel Martin, Mel Stewart
Director: Larry Yust
Director: Larry Yust
Reviews for Trick Baby
This confidence drama set on the streets of Philadelphia is charged with issues of race, racism, family, and trust in ways that no other blaxploitation film touches on.
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