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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)

They put the ball in baseball.

Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Carter and Charlie Snow, who dreams of playing in the majors. Boycotted by black teams, Long's outfit play minor league white teams, earning more attention as entertainers than as players. However, their success wins them a chance to play again in the Negro League, this time as equals.

Release: 1976-07-16
Runtime: 111 min
Rating: 5.9 / 10
Cast
Billy Dee Williams
Billy Dee Williams
Bingo
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
Leon
Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor
Charlie Snow
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Rico Dawson
Willie Lee
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Sam Brison
Louis
Jophery C. Brown
Jophery C. Brown
Champ
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Leon Wagner
Fat Sam
Tony Burton
Tony Burton
Issac
John McCurry
John McCurry
Murch
Stan Shaw
Stan Shaw
Esquire Joe
DeWayne Jessie
DeWayne Jessie
Rainbow
Ted Ross
Ted Ross
Sallie
Mabel King
Mabel King
Bertha
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Sam Laws
Henry
Alvin Childress
Alvin Childress
Horace
Ken Foree
Ken Foree
Honey
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Carl Gordon
Mack
Ahna Capri
Ahna Capri
The Prostitute