“They put the ball in baseball.”
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.
John Badham
Michael Chinich
Rob Cohen
Hal Barwood
Matthew Robbins
Bill Butler
William Goldstein
Billy Dee Williams
Bingo
James Earl Jones
Leon
Richard Pryor
Charlie Snow
Rico Dawson
Willie Lee
Sam Brison
Louis
Jophery C. Brown
Champ
Leon Wagner
Fat Sam
Tony Burton
Issac
John McCurry
Murch
Stan Shaw
Esquire Joe
DeWayne Jessie
Rainbow
Ted Ross
Sallie
... and 20 more
John Badham on THE BINGO LONG TRAVELING ALL-STARS AND MOTOR KINGS
Featurette • YouTube
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Official Trailer #1 - James Earl Jones Movie (1976) HD
Trailer • YouTube
Universal Pictures
Motown Productions
Pan Arts Enterprises