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May 31, 1981 · Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige: Directed by Richard A. Colla. With Louis Gossett Jr., Beverly Todd, Cleavon Little, Ernie Barnes. Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, star pitcher in the Negro Leagues, and later in the major leagues.
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- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Richard A. Colla
- 1981-05-31
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige is a 1981 American made-for-television biographical film directed by Richard A. Colla and based on Leroy's autobiography, Don't Look Back : Satchel Paige in the Shadows of Baseball. It stars Louis Gossett Jr. and Beverly Todd.
- Biography Drama Sport
Jul 8, 2014 · As Paige, Louis Gossett, jr. winds up and blows batters away in this biographical winner based on Paige's book Maybe I'll Pitch Forever. In an era when the Major League was "whites only," Paige dominated the talent-rich Negro League with his so-called "trouble ball" and other pitches.
- (39)
- Warner Archive Collection
- $14.99
- NTSC
Synopsis. Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, star pitcher in the Negro Leagues, and later in the major leagues. Traces his life from his troubled youth, including his life in a detention school for Negroes, to his highs and lows in baseball, and in his personal life.
- Richard A. Colla
- 98 min
- Brad Kesten
As Paige, Louis Gossett, Jr. winds up and blows batters away in this biographical winner based on Paige’s book Maybe I’ll Pitch Forever. In an era when the Major League was “whites only,” Paige dominated the talent-rich Negro League with his so-called “trouble ball."
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy Satchel Paige. The baseball great (Louis Gossett Jr.) goes from 1920s barnstormer to first black pitcher in the American League.
- Biography
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Synopsis. The story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, the legendary pitcher, from his barnstorming days in the '20s, hoping to break into organized Negro baseball, to his emergence at age 43 in the major leagues with the Cleveland Indians the year after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier.