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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
"They put the ball in baseball."
1976 • 1h 51m • ★ 5.9 (21 votes) Released
Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Carter and Charlie Snow, who dreams of playing in the majors. Boycotted by black teams, Long's outfit play minor league white teams, earning more attention as entertainers than as players. However, their success wins them a chance to play again in the Negro League, this time as equals.
Director
John Badham
Screenplay
Hal Barwood
Screenplay
Matthew Robbins
Rating
5.9
Runtime
111 min
Production
Universal Pictures Motown Productions
Pan Arts Enterprises
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Keywords
sportsbaseballnegro leagueamerican midwest1930snegro leagues
