
Cast

Jackie Robinson
Self

Ruby Dee
Rae Robinson

Minor Watson
Branch Rickey

Louise Beavers
Jackie's Mother

Richard Lane
Hopper

Harry Shannon
Charlie

Ben Lessy
Shorty
W'S
William 'Bill' Spaulding
Bill Spaulding

Billy Wayne
Clyde Sukeforth

Joel Fluellen
Mack Robinson

Bernie Hamilton
Ernie

Kenny Washington
Tigers Manager

Pat Flaherty
Karpen
LM
Larry McGrath
Umpire
ES
Emmett Smith
Catcher
HLM
Howard Louis McNeely
Jackie, as a boy
GD
George Dockstader
Bill
MA
Marvelle Andre
Pete's Wife (uncredited)

Bill Baldwin
Baseball Broadcaster (uncredited)
SB
Sam Balter
Baseball Announcer in Booth (uncredited)
MB
Mildred Boyd
Roommate of Rae (uncredited)
TC
Tom Coleman
Sports Board Clerk (uncredited)

Laurence Criner
Minister - Reverend Carter (uncredited)
JD
Joe Devlin
Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)

Jimmie Dodd
UCLA Scout (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum
Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)

Roy Glenn
Mr. Gaines - Attorney (uncredited)
JG
Joe Gray
Dalby (uncredited)

Phyllis Kennedy
Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)

Donald Kerr
Reporter (uncredited)

Joe Kirk
Tony (uncredited)
GM
George Metkovich
Baseball Player (uncredited)
RM
Ralph Montgomery
Reporter (uncredited)

Charles Morton
Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson
Brooklyn Fan in Stands (uncredited)

Ben Welden
Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)

Dick Wessel
Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)
DW
Dick Williams
Jersey City Pitcher/Second Baseman (uncredited)
Crew
LT
Lawrence Taylor
Writing
AM
Arthur Mann
Writing
HBG
Herschel Burke Gilbert
Sound
DC
David Chudnow
Sound
JHN
Joseph H. Nadel
Production

Ernest Laszlo
Camera

Boris Leven
Art
AHN
Arthur H. Nadel
Editing
JM
Jacques Mapes
Art
MMS
Maurie M. Suess
Directing
MPD
Maria P. Donovan
Costume & Make-Up
DG
Dave Grayson
Costume & Make-Up
BW
Ben Winkler
Sound
MD
Mac Dalgleish
Sound
AM
Arthur Mann
Crew
MB
Mort Briskin
Production

Alfred E. Green
Directing


















