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Director:
Alfred E. Green
Writers:
Arthur Mann (writer)
Lawrence Taylor (writer)
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Genre:
Biography | Drama | Sport more
Tagline:
You'll HIT With Him! You'll RUN With Him! You'll SLIDE With Him!
Plot:
Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
When Major Leaguers Play Themselves: "The Jackie Robinson Story"
 (From IFC. 4 April 2008, 7:39 AM, PDT)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Jackie Robinson ... Himself
Ruby Dee ... Rae Robinson
Minor Watson ... Branch Rickey, President Brooklyn Dodgers
Louise Beavers ... Jackie's mother
Richard Lane ... Clay Hopper, Montreal Manager
Harry Shannon ... Frank Shaughnessy, Dodger Executive
Ben Lessy ... Shorty, Montreal Player
William 'Bill' Spaulding ... Himself (as Bill Spaulding)
Billy Wayne ... Clyde Sukeforth, Dodger Scout
Joel Fluellen ... Mack Robinson
Bernie Hamilton ... Ernie, Panther Player
Kenny Washington ... Tigers Manager

Pat Flaherty ... Karpen, Dodger Pitcher
Larry McGrath ... Umpire
Emmett Smith ... Catcher
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Additional Details

Runtime:
76 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White (black and white version) | Color (color version)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario)
Company:
Legend Films more

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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Sanford and Son: Ol' Brown Eyes (#4.3)" (1974) more

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Historic baseball film, 22 March 2007
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Author: lastliberal from Florida

Sure, many can criticize this film for what it didn't show, but it's a movie, not a mini-series. So, they had to gloss over the fact that his brother Mack (Joel Fluellen), with a college education and an Olympic medal was a milkman; didn't touch on the Army at all; and left out Satchel Paige.

What was worth watching was Robinson'e play for UCLA and branch Rickey's (Minor Watson) valiant efforts to get him into major league baseball. It is no secret that I love watching baseball movies From Fever Pitch to The Natural to "A League of their own;" I'll watch baseball movies over baseball games. This was a good one. Robinson did a very good acting job playing himself. Of course, as Ringo Starr said, "All I have to do is smile and act naturally." Well, he did much more that that.

So, head on over to the Internet Archive and check it our: http://www.archive.org/details/Jackie_Robinson_Story_The

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