[GABS] Fwd: [NFB_of_Georgia] 42

[ARMANDO L. VIAS]

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> From: Steve Cook via NFB_of_Georgia <nfb_of_georgia at nfbnet.org>
> Date: January 30, 2022 at 6:15:17 AM EST
> To: NFB of Georgia List <nfb_of_georgia at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Steve Cook <stanley7709 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [NFB_of_Georgia] 42
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> 
> 
> Do you have plans on Friday, February 4, 2022 at 8:00 PM Eastern? If not come and join the National Federation of the Blind of Sc for a presentation of the movie 42! All of the movies that we show are audio described. The Zoom information to join us is below the information pertaining to the movie.
>  
> In 1945, sportswriter
> Wendell Smith
> suggests that
> Brooklyn Dodgers
> owner
> Branch Rickey
> consider Jackie Robinson as the black ballplayer Rickey is looking for. Robinson and his team, the
> Kansas City Monarchs,
> stop by a gas station. When the attendant refuses Robinson entry to the washroom, Robinson says they will find another station at which to fill up the
> team bus, and the attendant relents. As Robinson steps out, a scout for the Dodgers sent by Rickey approaches him and invites him to Brooklyn. He is offered
> a $600 per month contract and a $3,500 signing bonus, which Robinson accepts after being warned by Rickey that he must control his temper if he wants to
> play. Robinson proposes to his girlfriend,
> Rachel,
> by phone and she accepts.
> During
> spring training,
> Robinson earns a roster spot with the
> Montreal Royals,
> the
> AAA
> affiliate of the Brooklyn
> farm system.
> After a great season there and spring training in Panama, he advances to the Dodgers. Many of the players soon sign a petition, stating they refuse to
> play with Robinson, but manager
> Leo Durocher
> insists Robinson will play with the main team, and they relent. When Durocher is suspended by
> Happy Chandler,
> the
> Commissioner of Baseball,
> for actions in his personal life, leaving the Dodgers without a manager to start the regular season,
> Burt Shotton
> agrees to manage the team.
> In a game against the
> Philadelphia Phillies,
> manager
> Ben Chapman
> taunts Robinson, causing him to go back to the dugout and smash his bat out of frustration. With encouragement from Rickey, Robinson then returns to the
> field and hits a single, steals second base and advances to third on a throwing error, and scores the winning run. When Chapman's behavior toward Robinson
> generates bad press for the team, Phillies'
> general manager
> Herb Pennock
> requires him to pose with Robinson for newspapers and magazine photos prior to the next game between the two teams.
> Later, Robinson's teammate
> Pee Wee Reese
> comes to understand what kind of pressure Robinson is facing, and makes a public show of solidarity, standing with his arm around Robinson's shoulders
> before a hostile crowd at
> Crosley Field
> in
> Cincinnati,
> silencing them.
> In a game against the
> St. Louis Cardinals,
> Enos Slaughter
> "accidentally" spikes Robinson on the back of the leg with his
> cleats
> while running to first base.
> Robinson's home run against
> Pittsburgh Pirates
> pitcher
> Fritz Ostermueller,
> who had earlier hit him in the head, helps clinch the National League pennant for the Dodgers, sending them to the
> World Series.
> A series of texts are shown in the epilogue of the film regarding Robinson and his teammates future involvements as well as others.
> Cast[
> edit
> ]
> list of 25 items
> Chadwick Boseman
> as
> Jackie Robinson
> Harrison Ford
> as
> Branch Rickey
> André Holland
> as
> Wendell Smith
> Christopher Meloni
> as
> Leo Durocher
> John C. McGinley
> as
> Red Barber
> Toby Huss
> as
> Clyde Sukeforth
> Lucas Black
> as
> Pee Wee Reese
> Alan Tudyk
> as
> Ben Chapman
> Nicole Beharie
> as
> Rachel Isum Robinson
> C. J. Nitkowski
> as
> Dutch Leonard
> Brett Cullen
> as
> Clay Hopper
> Gino Anthony Pesi
> as
> Joe Garagiola Sr.
> Ryan Merriman
> as
> Dixie Walker
> T. R. Knight
> as Harold Parrott
> Hamish Linklater
> as
> Ralph Branca
> Brad Beyer
> as
> Kirby Higbe
> Jesse Luken
> as
> Eddie Stanky
> Max Gail
> as
> Burt Shotton
> Peter MacKenzie
> as
> Happy Chandler
> Linc Hand as
> Fritz Ostermueller
> Jeremy Ray Taylor
> as Boy
> James Pickens Jr.
> as Mr. Brock
> Dusan Brown as
> Ed Charles
> Peter Jurasik
> as Hotel Manager
> Colman Domingo
> as Lawson Bowman
>  
> Click here to view the National Federation of the Blind of SC 2021 PSA!
>  
> Federation Center Zoom
>  
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