The Jackie Robinson Story

The Jackie Robinson Story is a 1950 biographical film starring baseball legend Jackie Robinson as himself. Even during its release in the era of segregation, the film did remarkably at the box office. Robinson became the first African American Major League Baseball player of the modern era in 1947. On April 19, 2005, 20th Century Fox and Legend Films released a colorized version of the film, donating a portion of the proceeds to the Jackie Robins... more

Initial release date:

  • May 16, 1950

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 76 min (46 hs )

Film

Directed by

Alfred Green

Alfred E. Green (July 11, 1889 in Perris, California – September 4, 1960 in Hollywood, California) was a prolific movie director and assistant director. Green entered film in 1912 as an actor for the Selig Polyscope Co.. He became an assistant to director Colin Campbell. He then started to direct...

Tagline:

  • You'll HIT With Him! You'll RUN With Him! You'll SLIDE With Him!

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Runtime:

  • 76 min (46 hs )

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