The Jackie Robinson Story
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The Jackie Robinson Story is a 1950 biographical film in which baseball legend Jackie Robinson portrays himself, dramatizing his historic breaking of Major League Baseball’s color barrier.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Jackie Robinson Story canonical | 5 |
| The Jackie Robinson Story (1950 film) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical film
ⓘ
film ⓘ |
| about |
Brooklyn Superbas
ⓘ
surface form:
Brooklyn Dodgers
racial segregation in baseball ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Jackie Robinson ⓘ |
| castMember |
Ben Lessy
ⓘ
Harry Antrim ⓘ Jackie Robinson ⓘ Louise Beavers ⓘ Minor Watson ⓘ Richard Lane ⓘ Ruby Dee ⓘ William 'Bill' Spaulding ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Philip Tannura ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
integration of Major League Baseball
ⓘ
racial discrimination in sports ⓘ |
| director | Alfred E. Green ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Eagle-Lion Films ⓘ |
| editedBy | George McGuire ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Branch Rickey ⓘ |
| follows |
Jackie Robinson's early life
ⓘ
Jackie Robinson's entry into professional baseball ⓘ Jackie Robinson's signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ sports film ⓘ |
| hasColorInfo | black and white ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Jackie Robinson ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Hugo Friedhofer ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Jackie Robinson portraying himself
ⓘ
early cinematic depiction of MLB color barrier breaking ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Jackie Robinson
ⓘ
breaking of Major League Baseball color barrier ⓘ |
| producer | Mort Briskin ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Jules Levy Productions ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 76 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Arthur Mann
ⓘ
Lawrence Taylor ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| title | The Jackie Robinson Story self-link ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
The Jackie Robinson Story (1950 film)