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The Harlem Globetrotters (1951)
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24 October 1951 (USA) morePlot:
Abe Saperstein, owner/manager of the world-famous "Harlem Globetrotters", an all-Negro professional basketball team... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
The 28 Year Old Dorothy Dandridge moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Thomas Gomez | ... | Coach Abe Saperstein | |
| Dorothy Dandridge | ... | Ann Carpenter | |
| Bill Walker | ... | Prof. Turner | |
| Angela Clarke | ... | Sylvia Saperstein | |
| Peter M. Thompson | ... | Martin (as Peter Thompson) | |
| Billy Brown | ... | Billy Townsend (Globetrotter) | |
| Roscoe Cumberland | ... | Roscoe - Globetrotter | |
| William 'Pop' Gates | ... | 'Pop' Gates - Globetrotter | |
| Marques Haynes | ... | Marques - Globetrotter | |
| Louis 'Babe' Pressley | ... | 'Babe' Pressley - Globetrotter | |
| Ermer Robinson | ... | Elmer Robinson - Globetrotter | |
| Ted Strong | ... | Ted Strong - Globetrotter | |
| Reece 'Goose' Tatum | ... | 'Goose' Tatum - Globetrotter | |
| Frank Washington | ... | Frank Washington - Globetrotter | |
| Clarence Wilson | ... | Clarence Wilson - Globetrotter |
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78 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Filming Locations:
Chicago Stadium - 1800 W. Madison Street, Near West Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA moreFun Stuff
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Featured in The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World (2005) (TV) moreFAQ
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The struggling 28 year old Dorothy Dandridge continued to pad out her c.v. and pay her bills by acting in this dull film. In the past, I would have said that she was lucky to be offered a role in films at her age, but now I can see that she suffered for her art.