Movie Description

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 racist 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. Principal photography for the film took place in the off-season following his third season with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Even during its initial release-in the era of racial segregation-the film received critical praise and fared well at the box office.