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

1981

1h 38m

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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.

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Louis Gossett Jr.
Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
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Beverly Todd
Lahoma Brown Paige
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Cleavon Little
Rabbit Thompson
Ernie Barnes
Josh Gibson
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Clifton Davis
Cool Papa Bell
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Hal Williams
Carl Roberts
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Taylor Lacher
Announcer
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John Beradino
Jake Wells
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Jim Davis
Mr. Wilkenson
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Ossie Davis
Chuffy Russell
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Tonea Stewart
Mama Paige
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J.R. Horne
Mr. Andrews
Donnie Walker
Sugar Boy Porter
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Don Blakely
Bartender

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Release date

May 31, 1981 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

English

Production companies

TBA Productions
Satie Productions Ltd.

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