[NFBNJ] Fwd: 42

[Linda Melendez]

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From: Steve Cook <cookcafe at sc.rr.com>
Date: Sun, Jan 30, 2022 at 6:14 AM
Subject: 42


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



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Steve Cook

District 2 State Board Member of the National Federation of the Blind of SC

President of the Computer Science & Technology Division of the National
Federation of the Blind of SC

1st Vice President of the Columbia chapter of the National Federation of
the Blind of SC

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