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The Jackie Robinson Story

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Calorie Rating: 108
Released: 1950-05-16
Running Time: 77 Minutes
Studios: Eagle-Lion Films, Jewel Pictures,


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.

Director / Directors

Maurie M. Suess
Assistant Director


Cast

Jackie Robinson
Character: Self
Ruby Dee
Character: Rae Robinson
Minor Watson
Character: Branch Rickey

Louise Beavers
Character: Jackie's Mother
Richard Lane
Character: Hopper
Harry Shannon
Character: Charlie

Ben Lessy
Character: Shorty
William 'Bill' Spaulding
Character: Bill Spaulding
Billy Wayne
Character: Clyde Sukeforth

Joel Fluellen
Character: Mack Robinson
Bernie Hamilton
Character: Ernie
Kenny Washington
Character: Tigers Manager

Pat Flaherty
Character: Karpen
Larry McGrath
Character: Umpire
Emmett Smith
Character: Catcher

Howard Louis McNeely
Character: Jackie, as a boy
George Dockstader
Character: Bill
Marvelle Andre
Character: Pete's Wife (uncredited)

Bill Baldwin
Character: Baseball Broadcaster (uncredited)
Sam Balter
Character: Baseball Announcer in Booth (uncredited)
Mildred Boyd
Character: Roommate of Rae (uncredited)

Tom Coleman
Character: Sports Board Clerk (uncredited)
Laurence Criner
Character: Minister - Reverend Carter (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
Character: Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)

Jimmie Dodd
Character: UCLA Scout (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Character: Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)
Roy Glenn
Character: Mr. Gaines - Attorney (uncredited)

Joe Gray
Character: Dalby (uncredited)
Phyllis Kennedy
Character: Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Character: Reporter (uncredited)

Joe Kirk
Character: Tony (uncredited)
George Metkovich
Character: Baseball Player (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Character: Reporter (uncredited)

Charles Morton
Character: Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Character: Brooklyn Fan in Stands (uncredited)
Ben Welden
Character: Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)

Dick Wessel
Character: Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)
Dick Williams
Character: Jersey City Pitcher/Second Baseman (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Herschel Burke Gilbert
Original Music Composer

David Chudnow
Music Supervisor
Joseph H. Nadel
Associate Producer
Ernest Laszlo
Director of Photography

Boris Leven
Production Design
Jacques Mapes
Set Decoration

Maria P. Donovan
Costume Designer
Dave Grayson
Makeup Artist
Ben Winkler
Sound Recordist

Mac Dalgleish
Sound Recordist
Arthur Mann
Technical Supervisor