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"You'll HIT With Him! You'll RUN With Him! You'll SLIDE With Him!"
Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues.
38 Cast Members
Jackie Robinson
Self
Ruby Dee
Rae Robinson
Minor Watson
Branch Rickey
Louise Beavers
Jackie's Mother
Richard Lane
Hopper
Harry Shannon
Charlie
Ben Lessy
Shorty
William 'Bill' Spaulding
Bill Spaulding
Billy Wayne
Clyde Sukeforth
Joel Fluellen
Mack Robinson
Bernie Hamilton
Ernie
Kenny Washington
Tigers Manager
Pat Flaherty
Karpen
Larry McGrath
Umpire
Emmett Smith
Catcher
Howard Louis McNeely
Jackie, as a boy
George Dockstader
Bill
Marvelle Andre
Pete's Wife (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin
Baseball Broadcaster (uncredited)
Sam Balter
Baseball Announcer in Booth (uncredited)
