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With Jackie Robinson, Ruby Dee, Minor Watson, Louise Beavers. Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues. Restored in original Black and White.
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- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Alfred E. Green
- 1950-12-21
The Jackie Robinson Story is a 1950 biographical film directed by Alfred E. Green (who had directed The Jolson Story, "one of the biggest hits of the 40s") and starring Jackie Robinson as himself. The film focuses on Robinson's struggle with the abuse of bigots as he becomes the first African-American Major League Baseball player of the modern era.
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Brief Synopsis. Jackie Robinson plays himself in this true story of the man who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. Cast & Crew. Read More. Alfred E. Green. Director. Jackie Robinson. Ruby Dee. Rae Robinson [earlier known as Rae Isum] Minor Watson. Branch Rickey. Louise Beavers. Jackie's mother. Richard Lane. [Clay] Hopper. Photos & Videos
- Alfred E. Green, Ross Hunter, Maurie M. Suess
- Jackie Robinson
Apr 12, 2013 · 42: Directed by Brian Helgeland. With Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni. In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process.
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- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Brian Helgeland
- 2013-04-12
After a successful baseball career in college and as a coach in the military, Jackie Robinson (playing himself) attracts the attention of Major League Baseball's Branch Rickey (Minor Watson).
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- Biography
Restored in original Black and White. Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues. — Jerry Milani <jmilani@umbc.edu>.
