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The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)

Name: The Jackie Robinson Story
Genre: Classic Drama
Released: 1950
Duration: 1 h 16 min
Cast: Jackie Robinson, Ruby Dee, Harry Shannon, Louise Beavers, Minor Watson

195077 minClassic DramaStrong rights evidence★ Prime-time headliner

The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) is a 77-minute classic film that airs free on Starlite TV's Silver Screen (CH 2) channel. Our rights research indicates it is in the U.S. public domain (evidence below). Directed by Alfred Edward Green.

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About The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)

The Jackie Robinson Story is a 1950 biographical film directed by Alfred E. Green (who had directed The Jolson Story, "one of the biggest hits of the 40s") and starring Jackie Robinson as himself. The film focuses on Robinson's struggle with bigotry abuse as he becomes the first African-American Major League Baseball player of the modern era.

The film begins with Robinson as a boy. He is given a worn-out baseball glove by a stranger impressed by his fielding skills. As a young man, he becomes a multi-sport star at UCLA, but as he nears graduation, he worries about his future. His older brother Mack was also an outstanding college athlete and graduate, but the only job he could get was that of a street cleaner. When America enters World War II, Robinson is drafted, serving as an athletic director.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article The Jackie Robinson Story (text available under CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Credits

Directed by: Alfred Edward Green
Cast includes: Jackie Robinson, Ruby Dee, Harry Shannon, Louise Beavers, Minor Watson, Pat Flaherty, Dick Lane, Roy Glenn
Country: United States

Credits from Wikidata · Wikipedia article

Airs on

Silver Screen - CH 2, Classic Cinema
Family Room - CH 10, Family TV

Rights & source

Basis: Documented as U.S. public domain (e.g. copyright not renewed / no notice)
Evidence: Wikipedia PD list + Public Reel: no renewal found 1977-79 or in Copyright Office records 1978-2025. Evidence: https://publicreel.org/film/287112/evidence/6b58b58c
Music: Film soundtrack falls with the film; separately published songs (if any) not individually cleared.
Underlying rights: Jackie Robinson plays himself. His name/likeness (publicity rights) must not be used in ads or sponsor creative.
Source: Internet Archive

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