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

Drama | TV Movie

6.0

Release Date

May 31, 1981

Duration

98 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

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.

Casts

Louis Gossett Jr.

Leroy 'Satchel' Paige

Louis Gossett Jr.

Beverly Todd

Lahoma Brown Paige

Beverly Todd

Cleavon Little

Rabbit Thompson

Cleavon Little

Ernie Barnes

Josh Gibson

Ernie Barnes

Clifton Davis

Cool Papa Bell

Clifton Davis

Hal Williams

Carl Roberts

Hal Williams

Taylor Lacher

Announcer

Taylor Lacher

John Beradino

Jake Wells

John Beradino

Jim Davis

Mr. Wilkenson

Jim Davis

Ossie Davis

Chuffy Russell

Ossie Davis

Tonea Stewart

Mama Paige

Tonea Stewart

J.R. Horne

Mr. Andrews

J.R. Horne

Donnie Walker

Sugar Boy Porter

Donnie Walker

Don Blakely

Bartender

Don Blakely

Candy Ann Brown

Ramona

Candy Ann Brown

Gloria Gifford

Darlene

Gloria Gifford

Leopoldo Mandeville

Chester

Leopoldo Mandeville

Earle Willoughby

Dizzy Dean

Earle Willoughby

Colia LaFayett

Mrs. Parker

Colia LaFayett

Milton Stafford

Young Satchel

Milton Stafford

James Unger

Wilson Paige

James Unger

Lawrence Johnson

Judge

Lawrence Johnson

Bobby Angelle

Outfielder

Bobby Angelle

Bubba Phillips

Coach Hardy

Bubba Phillips

Jim B. Smith

White Batter

Jim B. Smith

James Michael Bailey

Mervyn

James Michael Bailey

Brad Kesten

Brad Kesten

Cullen G. Chambers

Sportswriter (uncredited)

Cullen G. Chambers

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