The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1976-07-16
Runtime: 111 minutes
Director: John Badham
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- Billy Dee Williams as Bingo
- James Earl Jones as Leon
- Richard Pryor as Charlie Snow
- Rico Dawson as Willie Lee
- Sam Brison as Louis
- Jophery C. Brown as Champ
- Leon Wagner as Fat Sam
- Tony Burton as Issac
- John McCurry as Murch
- Stan Shaw as Esquire Joe
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