Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Movies about Jackie Robinson: which did current black MLB players watch?

"Jackie Robinson 'The Pride of Brooklyn' as HIMSELF" in 1950
from- Jackie Robinson Story lobby card
Pathe Industries, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Jackie Robinson plays himself in the 1950 movie. How many current MLB players have seen that?

Actress Ruby Dee plays his wife in one movie and his mother in another.

https://www.imdb.com/

Jackie Robinson TV Mini Series 2016 Jamie Foxx as Jackie Robinson

42 2013 2 hours, 8 minutes
Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson
Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey

42, the movie, revisited. Sunday, July 20, 2014

Jackie Robinson: My Story
Original title: Jackie Robinson: A Life Story
2003 50 minutes documentary

Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers Video 1997 1 hour, 55 minutes
documentary

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson TV Movie 1990 1 hour, 40 minutes Andre Braugher as Jackie Robinson and Ruby Dee as Jackie's mother

The Jackie Robinson Story 1950 1 hour, 17 minutes
Jackie Robinson as Self
Ruby Dee as Rae Robinson
Minor Watson as Branch Rickey
Louise Beavers as Jackie's Mother

The full original black and white movie appears to be here for free:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtztv-KmYBM

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