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Film / 1976
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Directed by
John Badham
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Billy Dee WilliamsBingo
James Earl JonesLeon
Richard PryorCharlie Snow
Rico DawsonWillie Lee
Sam BrisonLouis
Jophery C. BrownChamp
Leon WagnerFat Sam
Tony BurtonIssac
John McCurryMurch
Stan ShawEsquire Joe
DeWayne JessieRainbow
Ted RossSallie
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Mabel KingBertha
Sam LawsHenry
Alvin ChildressHorace
Ken ForeeHoney
Carl GordonMack
Ahna CapriThe Prostitute
Joel FluellenMr. Holland
Sarina C. GrantPearline
Jester HairstonFurry Taylor
Emmett AshfordUmpire
Theodore LehmannLars Bostrum
Fred CovingtonAuctioneer
Greg OliverSheriff
John McKeeWhite Stranger
Brooks CliftOlder Gentleman
Morgan RobertsKiosk Man
Marcia McBroomViolet
Lidia KristenNurse
Steve AndersonOne-Arm Ballplayer
Dero AustinMidget Catcher
Ben JonesPlantation Foreman (uncredited)
Larinda CarnesLarinda Carnes
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