Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
movie
Released May 31, 1981
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.
Cast
Louis Gossett Jr.
as
Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
Beverly Todd
as
Lahoma Brown Paige
Cleavon Little
as
Rabbit Thompson
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Ernie Barnes
as
Josh Gibson
Clifton Davis
as
Cool Papa Bell
Hal Williams
as
Carl Roberts
Taylor Lacher
as
Announcer
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John Beradino
as
Jake Wells
Jim Davis
as
Mr. Wilkenson
Ossie Davis
as
Chuffy Russell
Tonea Stewart
as
Mama Paige
J.R. Horne
as
Mr. Andrews
Crew
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James Hassinger
as
Set Decoration
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Jordan Davis
as
Executive Producer
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Jack Elliott
as
Music
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Danny Arnold
as
Executive Producer
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Jimmy Hawkins
as
Producer
James D. Bissell
as
Art Direction
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Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
as
Book
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Héctor R. Figueroa
as
Director of Photography
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Kathleen Brodbeck
as
Costume Design
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Stanley Rubin
as
Producer
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LaReine Johnston
as
Editor
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Harald Johnson
as
Costume Design