The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) | Directed by Alfred E. Green - Full Movie

Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues.

The Jackie Robinson Story is a 1950 biographical film directed by Alfred E. Green (who had directed The Jolson Story, "one of the biggest hits of the 40s") and starring Jackie Robinson as himself. The film focuses on Robinson's struggle with the abuse of bigots as he becomes the first African-American Major League Baseball player of the modern era.

The film is among the list of films in the public domain in the United States. However a new copyrighted "restored and in color" version was released in conjunction with the Jackie Robinson Foundation in 2008.

Directed by: Alfred E. Green
Written by: Arthur Mann, Lawrence Taylor
Produced by: Mort Briskin, William J Heineman (United Artists)
Starring: Jackie Robinson, Ruby Dee, Minor Watson
Cinematography: Ernest Laszlo
Edited by: Arthur H. Nadel
Music by: Herschel Burke Gilbert
Production company: Jewel Pictures
Distributed by: Eagle-Lion Films
Release date: May 16, 1950 (United States)
Running time: 77 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English