Cast
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
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William 'Bill' Spaulding
Bill Spaulding
Billy Wayne
Clyde Sukeforth
Joel Fluellen
Mack Robinson
Bernie Hamilton
Ernie
Kenny Washington
Tigers Manager
Pat Flaherty
Karpen
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Larry McGrath
Umpire
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Emmett Smith
Catcher
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Howard Louis McNeely
Jackie, as a boy
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George Dockstader
Bill
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Marvelle Andre
Pete's Wife (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin
Baseball Broadcaster (uncredited)
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Sam Balter
Baseball Announcer in Booth (uncredited)
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Mildred Boyd
Roommate of Rae (uncredited)
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Tom Coleman
Sports Board Clerk (uncredited)
Laurence Criner
Minister - Reverend Carter (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)
Crew
Lawrence Taylor
Writer
Arthur Mann
Writer
Herschel Burke Gilbert
Original Music Composer
Maurie M. Suess
Assistant Director
Arthur Mann
Technical Supervisor
Boris Leven
Production Design
Mac Dalgleish
Sound Recordist
Joseph H. Nadel
Associate Producer
Mort Briskin
Producer
Ernest Laszlo
Director of Photography
Maria P. Donovan
Costume Designer
Arthur H. Nadel
Editor
Jacques Mapes
Set Decoration
Alfred E. Green
Director
David Chudnow
Music Supervisor
Dave Grayson
Makeup Artist
Ben Winkler
Sound Recordist