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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)

Comedy

They put the ball in baseball.

Release Date: 1976, July 16
Directors: John Badham
Countries: United States of America
Production: Universal Pictures, Motown Productions, Pan Arts Enterprises, Pan Arts Enterprises
Cast: James Earl Jones, John McKee, Tony Burton, Stan Shaw, Billy Dee Williams, John McCurry, Ken Foree, Ahna Capri, Ted Ross, Marcia McBroom, Jester Hairston, Richard Pryor

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

sports baseball 1930s american midwest negro leagues negro league barnstorming