Acting
Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
Born July 7, 1906 · Mobile, Alabama, USA
Died June 8, 1982 · aged 75
No biography available.
Known For
The Wonderful Country · 1959The Wonderful Country
★ 6.11959
MovieWestern
Having fled to Mexico from the U.S. many years ago for killing his father's murderer, Martin Brady travels to Texas to broker an arms deal for his Mexican boss, strongman Governor Cipriano Castro. Brady breaks a leg and while recuperating in Texas the gun shipment is stolen. Complicating matters further the wife of local army major Colton has designs on him, and the local Texas Ranger captain makes him a generous offer to come back to the states and join his outfit. After killing a man in self-defense, Brady slips back over the border and confronts Castro who is not only unhappy that Brady has lost his gun shipment but is about to join forces with Colton to battle the local raiding Apache Indians.
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige · 1981Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
★ 6.61981
MovieDramaTV 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.
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues · 1981There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
1981
MovieDocumentary
Chronicles the history of Negro Leagues baseball by using rare historical footage and interviews with black baseball greats.
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