Willie Dynamite

Jan 23, 1974

1h 42m

★ 6.4

Ain't no one crosses WILLIE "D." He's tight, together, and mean. Chicks, Chumps, he uses 'em all. He's got to be Number-One.

Overview

Willie Dynamite is a pimp who operates in New York City. Willie was a big success as a pimp, but now, just as fast as he rose to the top, he has hit bottom. A former prostitute who has become a social worker tries to get Willie to clean up his life while it is still possible.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

The Zanuck/Brown Company

Willie Dynamite Trailers

Cast

Willie

Roscoe Orman

Cora

Diana Sands

Robert Daniels

Thalmus Rasulala

Pashen

Joyce Walker

Bell

Roger Robinson

Celli

George Murdock

Pointer

Albert Hall

Honey

Norma Donaldson

Sola

Juanita Brown

Willie's Mother

Royce Wallace

Gorgia

Judith Brown

Connie

Marilyn Coleman

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