Cast of Characters
- Roscoe Orman as William Andrew "Willie Dynamite" Short, an ambitious pimp in New York City wanting to become the top, always shown with a vibrant sense of fashion
- Diana Sands as Cora, a social worker who was once a prostitute on the streets, trying to reform Willie Dynamite in his ways
- Thalmus Rasulala as Daniels, Cora's lover who is a district attorney, also fighting to put Willie Dynamite in jail
- Joyce Walker as Pashen, the newest prostitute of Willie, who strives to make good money after being rescued from Willie
- Norma Donaldson as Honey, Willie’s head hooker, whose job is to make sure the other hookers are working, and dies after a fight with hookers from another pimp
- Roger Robinson as Bell, the top pimp of New York, fighting with Willie and his hookers to maintain control of his top status
- Albert Hall as Pointer, the black detective chasing Willie, an orthodox man
- George Murdock as Celli, the white detective who would do anything for a shortcut and to get paid
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