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There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues

  • 19811981
  • 1h 30m
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8.1/10
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There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues (1981)
  • Documentary
  • History
  • Sport
Chronicles the history of Negro Leagues baseball by using rare historical footage and interviews with black baseball greats.Chronicles the history of Negro Leagues baseball by using rare historical footage and interviews with black baseball greats.Chronicles the history of Negro Leagues baseball by using rare historical footage and interviews with black baseball greats.
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8.1/10
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  • Director
    • Craig Davidson(documentary director)
  • Writers
    • Craig Davidson
    • Donn Rogosin
  • Stars
    • Cool Papa Bell
    • Chet Brewer
    • Jimmie Crutchfield
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  • Director
    • Craig Davidson(documentary director)
  • Writers
    • Craig Davidson
    • Donn Rogosin
  • Stars
    • Cool Papa Bell
    • Chet Brewer
    • Jimmie Crutchfield
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    Cool Papa Bell
    Chet Brewer
    Jimmie Crutchfield
    • Self
    Bob Feller
    • Self
    Rodolfo Fernandez
    • Self
    Dorothy Harris
    • Self (widow of Vic Harris)
    Sammy T. Hughes
    • Self
    Judy Johnson
    • Self
    James Earl Jones
    James Earl Jones
    • Self - Narrator
    • (voice)
    Buck Leonard
    • Self
    David Malarcher
    • Self
    Effa Manley
    • Self
    Buck O'Neil
    • Self
    Ted Page
    • Self
    Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
    • Director
      • Craig Davidson(documentary director)
    • Writers
      • Craig Davidson
      • Donn Rogosin
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    • Release date
      • April 3, 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Refocus Films
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    • Budget
      • $100,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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