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You'll HIT With Him! You'll RUN With Him! You'll SLIDE With Him!
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Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces...
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When Major Leaguers Play Themselves: "The Jackie Robinson Story"
(From IFC. 4 April 2008, 7:39 AM, PDT)
(From IFC. 4 April 2008, 7:39 AM, PDT)
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jackie Robinson | ... | Himself |
| Ruby Dee | ... | Rae Robinson |
| Minor Watson | ... | Branch Rickey, President Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Louise Beavers | ... | Jackie's mother |
| Richard Lane | ... | Clay Hopper, Montreal Manager |
| Harry Shannon | ... | Frank Shaughnessy, Dodger Executive |
| Ben Lessy | ... | Shorty, Montreal Player |
| William 'Bill' Spaulding | ... | Himself (as Bill Spaulding) |
| Billy Wayne | ... | Clyde Sukeforth, Dodger Scout |
| Joel Fluellen | ... | Mack Robinson |
| Bernie Hamilton | ... | Ernie, Panther Player |
| Kenny Washington | ... | Tigers Manager |
 | Pat Flaherty | ... | Karpen, Dodger Pitcher |
| Larry McGrath | ... | Umpire |
| Emmett Smith | ... | Catcher |
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Canada:PG (Ontario)
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Referenced in "Sanford and Son: Ol' Brown Eyes (#4.3)" (1974)
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THE JACKIE ROBINSON STORY is a slightly formulaic, but nonetheless solid, biopic that really deserves more attention that it receives. Robinson stars as himself, the first African American to break through pro baseball's color barrier. It's by no means an easy task as he confronts a society that is far from united in wanting to see this groundbreaking endeavor succeed.
The film is to be credited for not shying away from the racial tension of the time. Robinson endures racial slurs, unyielding boos, the indignity of sitting at the back of the bus, and so on. It's both shocking and infuriating to be reminded of how bigoted and unreasonable society was just a few decades ago. In many ways Robinson's is a heartbreaking story, even though we know it has a happy ending.
Robinson won't be mistaken for an Academy Award winner, but his performance is decent. He proves to be a highly likable screen presence, portraying the sort of gentleman that by many accounts he was in real life. Some of his supporting cast is stiff, but by and large the performances work.
Surely this important story will again one day be given the big screen treatment. And whoever gets behind the camera for that effort will have a solid foundation to which to refer in THE JACKIE ROBINSON STORY.