The Jackie Robinson Story

(1950)

76 minutes

Biography / Drama / Sports

Directed by Alfred E. Green

Cast: 

Jackie Robinson as Himself
Ruby Dee as Rae Robinson
Minor Watson as Branch Rickey
Louise Beavers as Jackie's mother
Richard Lane as Clay Hopper
Harry Shannon as Frank Shaughnessy
Ben Lessy as Shorty
William Spaulding as Bill Spaulding
Billy Wayne as Clyde Sukeforth
Joel Fluellen as Mack Robinson
Bernie Hamilton as Ernie
Kenny Washington as Tigers Manager
Pat Flaherty as Karpen
Larry McGrath as Umpire
Emmett Smith as Catcher
Howard Louis MacNeely as Jackie as a boy
George Dockstader as Bill

Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black (African American) major league baseball player in the 20th century .  Traces his career in the Negro leagues and the major leagues culminating with his being honored as the Rookie of the Year in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers and finally his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.