The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)

Directed by Alfred E. Green. With Jackie Robinson, Ruby Dee, Minor Watson, Louise Beavers. 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.

The Jackie Robinson Story is a 1950 biographical film directed by Alfred E. Green (who had directed The Jolson Story, "one of the biggest hits of the 40s")

This documentary chronicles the life of Jackie Robinson, the first African American professional baseball player. Robinson's courage of conviction and the support of his family and friends enabled him to cross the color barrier in baseball, Robinson challenged his critics and the naysayers to accept him as he was: a man, an athlete, and a very talented baseball player. This bio-picture stars Jackie Robinson and features his story of working his way through the Negro Leagues and entering Major League Baseball. Jackie Robinson shined in his career and established himself as a role model for other athletes that followed. This motion picture also stars the very talented Ruby Dee as Nancy Robinson.

It’s unusual for a historical figure to play him- or herself in a bio-pic, but when history is unfolding in the present tense, and even at a pace that …

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On April 15, 1947, America changed forever. This day saw the first African-American man, Jackie Robinson, ever to play major league baseball. Covers his coll...

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The movie 42 opens this weekend, a Hollywood biopic celebrating Jackie Robinson’s role as the first black player in the modern era of Major League...

Other articles where The Jackie Robinson Story is discussed: Alfred E. Green: …pictures, the most notable was The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), a low-budget but well-mounted biography starring the legendary African American ballplayer himself. Invasion USA (1952) has some historical value as an example of red-baiting during the Joseph McCarthy era.

This weekend, the new Jackie Robinson biopic, 42, opened up well in the box offices, bringing in $27.3 million in ticket sales. That puts it at the top of the charts, which is a real rarity for a baseball film. This isn't the first time Jackie Robinson's story has been told on film.

Movie review by Nell Minow, Common Sense Media

Directed by Alfred E. Green. Cast: Jackie Robinson, Ruby Dee,Minor Watson, Louise Beavers, Richard Lane, Harry Shannon, BenLessy, Bill Spaulding, Billy Wayne, Joel Fleullen. Dramatizes the story of Jackie Robinson (playing himself) as the first African-American to play major league baseball, including his days at UCLA on a sports scholarship and his career in the Negro League.76 min. Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database

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What differentiates The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) from 42, the $40 million biopic -- based on the life of the legendary Brooklyn Dodger