[NABS-L] 42

[Steve Cook]

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[
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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 

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