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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 synopsisNewsDesk:
When Major Leaguers Play Themselves: "The Jackie Robinson Story"(From IFC. 4 April 2008, 7:39 AM, PDT)
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Historic baseball film more (13 total)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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La Palma Park - 1151 N Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, California, USAFun Stuff
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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