Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
| Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Biography Drama Sport |
| Based on | Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (autobiography "Maybe I'll Pitch Forever") |
| Written by | Ronald Rubin |
| Directed by | Richard A. Colla |
| Starring | Louis Gossett Jr. |
| Music by | Jack Elliott |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Danny Arnold Jordan Davis |
| Producer(s) |
Jimmy Hawkins Stanley Rubin Robert Stevens (associate producer) |
| Cinematography | Héctor R. Figueroa |
| Editor(s) |
Bud S. Isaacs LaReine Johnston |
| Running time | 98 mins. |
| Production company(s) |
Satie Productions Ltd. TBA Productions Inc. Triseme Warner Bros. Television |
| Distributor | ABC |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | May 31, 1981 |
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige is a 1981 television film directed by Richard A. Colla[1] and based on Leroy's autobiography, Don't Look Back : Satchel Paige in the Shadows of Baseball.[2] It stars Louis Gossett Jr. and Beverly Todd.[3]
Cast
- Louis Gossett Jr. as Leroy 'Satchel' Page
- Beverly Todd as Lahoma Brown
- Cleavon Little as Rabbit
- Ernie Barnes as Josh Gibson
- Clifton Davis as Cool Papa Bell
- Bubba Phillips as Coach Hardy
- John Beradino as Jake Wells
- Hal Williams as Roberts
- Jim Davis as Mr. Wilkenson
- Ossie Davis as Chuffy Russell
- Taylor Lacher as Announcer
- Tonea Stewart as Mama Paige (as Tommie Stewart)
- J.R. Horne Mr. Andrews
- Donnie Walker as Sugar Boy Porter
- Don Blakely as Bartender
- Candy Ann Brown as Ramona
- Gloria Gifford as Darlene
References
- ↑ "Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ↑ Ribowsky, Mark (2000). Don't Look Back : Satchel Paige in the Shadows of Baseball. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0306809637.
- ↑ http://www.allmovie.com/movie/dont-look-back-the-story-of-leroy-satchel-paige-v14329
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