THE BINGO LONG TRAVELING ALL-STARS & MOTOR KINGS (1976)
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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
They put the ball in baseball.
Comedy
July 16, 1976
English
1h 51m
United States
Universal Pictures
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.
Cast & Characters
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
Mabel King
Bertha
Sam Laws
Henry
Alvin Childress
Horace
Ken Foree
Honey
Carl Gordon
Mack
Ahna Capri
The Prostitute
Joel Fluellen
Mr. Holland
Sarina C. Grant
Pearline
Jester Hairston
Furry Taylor
Emmett Ashford
Umpire
Theodore Lehmann
Lars Bostrum
Fred Covington
Auctioneer
Greg Oliver
Sheriff
Crew
John Badham
Director
William Brashler
Novel
Hal Barwood
Screenplay
Matthew Robbins
Screenplay
William Goldstein
Original Music Composer
Bill Butler
Director of Photography
Michael Chinich
Producer
Rob Cohen
Producer
Berry Gordy
Executive Producer