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The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)

Directed by Alfred E. Green

Biography | Drama | Sports

Overview

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.

Rated NR | Length 77 minutes

Actors

Jackie Robinson | Ruby Dee | Minor Watson | Louise Beavers | Richard Lane | Harry Shannon | Ben Lessy | William 'Bill' Spaulding | Billy Wayne | Joel Fluellen | Bernie Hamilton | Kenny Washington | Pat Flaherty | Larry McGrath | Emmett Smith | Howard McNeeley | George Dockstader | Marvelle Andre | Bill Baldwin | Sam Balter | Mildred Boyd | Tom Coleman | Laurence Criner | Joe Devlin | Jimmie Dodd | Franklyn Farnum | Roy Glenn | Joe Gray | Phyllis Kennedy | Donald Kerr | Joe Kirk | George Metkovich | Ralph Montgomery | Charles Morton | Dewey Robinson | Ben Welden | Dick Wessel | Dick Williams

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

One of those “inspirational” biopics, made on the cheap. The film transfer is terrible (I wonder if there’s a better print available).

It does a fairly good job covering Jackie Robinson’s path to the major leagues. Jackie plays himself, which makes this a valuable piece of history. There’s a lot of stiff acting from the cast, but Jackie does a decent job.

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