The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
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.
3 Kinolab Clips
Opening Sequence
An offscreen narrator explains the importance of Jackie Robinson's story as a young Jackie (Howard Louis MacNeely) walks with his back turned to the camera.
Duration: 00:03:17
Timestamp: 00:01:03
Contributor: Edwin Cruz-Castillo
The GM Talks to the Team
GM Branch Rickey (Minor Watson) has a conversation with the team in response to their petition to not have to play with Jackie Robinson.
Duration: 00:03:01
Timestamp: 00:59:00
Contributor: Edwin Cruz-Castillo
Jackie Goes to Washington
Jackie Robinson (Jackie Robinson) wins the pennant for the Brooklyn Dodgers and travels to Washington, DC.
Duration: 00:04:26
Timestamp: 01:12:20
Contributor: Edwin Cruz-Castillo