Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

6.0(4 votes)
1981
1h 38m
Drama
TV Movie

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.

Production

TBA Productions, Satie Productions Ltd., TRISEME

Cast

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Leroy 'Satchel' Paige

Beverly Todd

Beverly Todd

Lahoma Brown Paige

Cleavon Little

Cleavon Little

Rabbit Thompson

Ernie Barnes

Ernie Barnes

Josh Gibson

Clifton Davis

Clifton Davis

Cool Papa Bell

Hal Williams

Hal Williams

Carl Roberts

Taylor Lacher

Taylor Lacher

Announcer

John Beradino

John Beradino

Jake Wells

Jim Davis

Jim Davis

Mr. Wilkenson

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Chuffy Russell

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