Go, Man, Go! (1954)
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The inspirational story of the famed basketball tricksters The Harlem Globetrotters is chronicled in this drama. The Trotters began in the 1920s when a manager catches a group of talented players on the basketball court. He becomes obsessed with getting these young black men the recognition he feels they deserve. He gathers them together as a team and they begin barnstorming a series of small towns. The film's climax takes on overtones of the Civil Rights Movement when it depicts a major game between them and an all-white team of champions. The Globetrotters beat the tar out of their opponents. One of the main storylines concerns the friendship between Saperstein and his wife, and player Inman Jackson and his wife. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Dane Clark, Patricia Breslin, (more)
- Director(s):
- James Wong Howe
Synopsis of Go, Man, Go!
The inspirational story of the famed basketball tricksters The Harlem Globetrotters is chronicled in this drama. The Trotters began in the 1920s when a manager catches a group of talented players on the basketball court. He becomes obsessed with getting these young black men the recognition he feels they deserve. He gathers them together as a team and they begin barnstorming a series of small towns. The film's climax takes on overtones of the Civil Rights Movement when it depicts a major game between them and an all-white team of champions. The Globetrotters beat the tar out of their opponents. One of the main storylines concerns the friendship between Saperstein and his wife, and player Inman Jackson and his wife. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of Go, Man, Go!
- Dane Clark - Abe Saperstein
- Sidney Poitier - Inman Jackson
- Anatole Winogradoff - Papa Saperstein
- Slim Gaillard - Slim
- Mort Marshall - Master of Ceremonies
- Bill Stern - Announcer
- Ruby Dee - Ima Jackson
- Patricia Breslin - Sylvia Saperstein
- Edmon Ryan - Zack Leader
- Carol Sinclair - Fay Saperstein
- Frieda Altman - Ticket Seller
- Marty Glickman - Announcer
- Lew Hearn - Appraiser
- The Harlem Globetrotters - Themselves
- Director(s):
- James Wong Howe
- Writer(s):
- Arnold Becker
- Producer(s):
- Anton Leader
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