The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
Comedy
Drama
6.1 (24 votes)
1h 51m
Overview
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.
Details
- Director
- John Badham
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $9,000,000
Cast
Alvin Childress
Billy Dee Williams
DeWayne Jessie
James Earl Jones
John McCurry
Jophery C. Brown
Leon Wagner
Mabel King
Richard Pryor
Rico Dawson
Sam Brison
Sam Laws
Stan Shaw
Ted Ross
Tony Burton
Keywords
1930s
american midwest
barnstorming
baseball
negro league
negro leagues
sports
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