Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1981)

05/31/1981 (US) • 1h 38m

Drama, TV Movie

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Louis Gossett Jr.

Leroy 'Satchel' Paige

Beverly Todd

Lahoma Brown Paige

Cleavon Little

Rabbit Thompson

Ernie Barnes

Josh Gibson

Clifton Davis

Cool Papa Bell

Hal Williams

Carl Roberts

Taylor Lacher

Announcer

John Beradino

Jake Wells

Jim Davis

Mr. Wilkenson


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

sports

baseball

biography

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