Movie Info

The vintage film biography The Jackie Robinson Story is unusual in that Robinson portrays himself, and the movie was produced in 1950, barely ...(read more...) three years after he took up his position at second base for the Brooklyn Dodgers and broke the "color line" in professional baseball. After providing a fast portrayal of Robinson's early life, up to his collegiate sports career at UCLA and his stint in the U.S. Army, the story turns serious when Branch Rickey offers him a contract to play for a Brooklyn Dodgers farm team. Interestingly, some of the scenes, such as an incident when Robinson and his teammates were being locked out of a stadium at a spring training game in Florida, may have more impact with viewers today than when the film was first released. --Robert J. McNamara

Director: Alfred E. Green

MPAA: Unrated

Running Time: 76 min.

Release Date: Jan 01, 1950

Cast: Ben Lessy, Bernie Hamilton, Bill Spaulding, Billy Wayne, Harry Shannon, Jackie Robinson, Joel Fluellen, Kenny Washington, Louise Beavers, Minor Watson, Pat Flaherty, Richard Lane, Ruby Dee