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Cast
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Louis Gossett Jr. | As: Leroy 'Satchel' Paige |
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Beverly Todd | As: Lahoma Brown Paige |
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Cleavon Little | As: Rabbit Thompson |
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Ernie Barnes | As: Josh Gibson |
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Clifton Davis | As: Cool Papa Bell |
Storyline
The story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, the legendary pitcher, from his barnstorming days in the 1920s, hoping to break into organized "negro" baseball, to his emergence at age 43 in the major leagues with the Cleveland Indians the year after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier.
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Cast
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Louis Gossett Jr. |
Leroy 'Satchel' Paige |
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Beverly Todd |
Lahoma Brown Paige |
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Cleavon Little |
Rabbit Thompson |
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Ernie Barnes |
Josh Gibson |
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Clifton Davis |
Cool Papa Bell |
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Hal Williams |
Carl Roberts |
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Taylor Lacher |
Announcer |
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John Beradino |
Jake Wells |
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Jim Davis |
Mr. Wilkenson |
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Ossie Davis |
Chuffy Russell |
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Tonea Stewart |
Mama Paige |
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J.R. Horne |
Mr. Andrews |
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Donnie Walker |
Sugar Boy |
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Don Blakely |
Bartender |
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Candy Ann Brown |
Ramona |
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Gloria Gifford |
Darlene |
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Leopoldo Mandeville |
Chester |
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Earle Willoughby |
Dizzy Dean |
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Colia LaFayett |
Mrs. Parker |
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Milton Stafford |
Young Satchel |
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James Unger |
Wilson Paige |
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Lawrence Johnson |
Judge |
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Bobby Angelle |
Outfielder |
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Bubba Phillips |
Coach Hardy |
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Jim Smith |
White Batter |
Directed By
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Richard A. Colla |
Director |
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Charles Washburn |
First Assistant Director |
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John D. Benson |
First Assistant Director |
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Ray Roman |
Second Assistant Director |
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Roger Carlton |
Second Assistant Director |
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Vivian Jones |
Script Supervisor |
Writing Credits
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Leroy 'Satchel' Paige |
Book |
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Ronald Rubin |
Teleplay |
Production Crew
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Danny Arnold |
Executive Producer |
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Jimmy Hawkins |
Producer |
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Stanley Rubin |
Producer |
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Jordan Davis |
Executive In Charge Of Production |
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Robert Stevens |
Associate Producer |
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Mark Brull |
Production Supervisor |
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Fred Slark |
Production Manager |
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Eleanor Ross |
Casting |
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Larry Albers |
Location Coordinator |
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Susan Whittaker |
Production Coordinator |
Edited By
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Bud S. Isaacs |
Editor |
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LaReine Johnston |
Editor |
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Marilyn McMahon Adams |
Assistant Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Harald Johnson |
Costume Design |
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Kathleen Brodbeck |
Costume Design |
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Del Acevedo |
Makeup Artist |
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Joe DiBella |
Makeup Artist |
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Robert L. Stevenson |
Hairdresser |
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Sandra Henderson |
Hairdresser |
Sound
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William Teague |
Sound Mixer |
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Gene Corso |
Sound Effects |
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Lorane Mitchell |
Sound Effects |
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Martin Varno |
Sound Effects |
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Ted Gomillion |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Ted Keep |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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David Dockendorf |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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James L. Honore |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Daniel J. Johnson |
Music Editor |
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Ken Johnson |
Music Editor |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Héctor R. Figueroa |
Director of Photography |
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George Spiro Dibie |
Additional Photography |
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Ralph Gerling |
Camera Operator |
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Bob Rust |
Key Grip |
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Dean Williams |
Still Photographer |
Lighting
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Clark Postal |
Gaffer |
Art Department
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James D. Bissell |
Art Direction |
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James Hassinger |
Set Decoration |
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Tommie Hawkins |
Property Master |
Other Crew
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Leroy 'Satchel' Paige |
Technical Advisor |
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