Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1981)
1981 · 1h 36m · Drama, TV Movie
Genres: Drama, TV Movie
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.
Director: Richard A. Colla
Music by: Jack Elliott
Cinematography: Héctor R. Figueroa
Editor: Bud S. Isaacs, LaReine Johnston
Cast
Louis Gossett Jr. as Leroy 'Satchel' PaigeBeverly Todd as Lahoma Brown PaigeCleavon Little as Rabbit ThompsonErnie Barnes as Josh GibsonClifton Davis as Cool Papa BellHal Williams as Carl RobertsTaylor Lacher as AnnouncerJohn Beradino as Jake WellsJim Davis as Mr. WilkensonOssie Davis as Chuffy RussellTonea Stewart as Mama PaigeJ.R. Horne as Mr. AndrewsMore like this
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