Trick Baby is a 1972 Blaxploitation film directed by Larry Yust and starring Kiel Martin and Mel Stewart.

"Blue" Howard (Mel Stewart) and "White Folks" (Kiel Martin) are two con men in Philadelphia.

Slim, born Robert Lee Maupin, was a pimp in his early life before becoming a popular author for African American audiences.

Another one of his novels, Mama Black Widow, is in development with the screenplay being adapted by Marshall Tyler who is also set to direct the piece.

[1] The black ghetto life is largely absent from the movie and many of the exciting characters, such as Cleo, are lost.

[1] In a 1973 review in the New York Times, Roger Greenspun wrote "Trick Baby seems most interesting in its understanding of race relations…relations between Folks and Blue are absolutely normal, not very competitive, resilient, and rich in a kind of mutual professional appreciation.