The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
They put the ball in baseball.
1976 | 111m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | John Badham |
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| Writer: | Hal Barwood, William Brashler, Matthew Robbins |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 16, 1976 |
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| Director: | John Badham |
| Writer: | Hal Barwood, William Brashler, Matthew Robbins |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | baseball, sports, negro league, american midwest, 1930s, negro leagues |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Motown Productions, Pan Arts Enterprises |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| John McKee | White Stranger |
| Brooks Clift | Older Gentleman |
| Morgan Roberts | Kiosk Man |
| Marcia McBroom | Violet |
| Lidia Kristen | Nurse |
| Steve Anderson | One-Arm Ballplayer |
| Dero Austin | Midget Catcher |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jophery C. Brown | Stunt Coordinator |
| Willie D. Burton | Sound |
| Hal Barwood | Screenplay |
| David Rawlins | Editor |
| William Goldstein | Original Music Composer |
| William Brashler | Novel |
| Lawrence G. Paull | Production Design |
| Leonard A. Mazzola | Set Decoration |
| Robert L. Hoyt | Sound |
| Wally Worsley | Unit Production Manager |
| Tom Joyner | First Assistant Director |
| L. Andrew Stone | Second Assistant Director |
| Richard Alexander Wells | Second Assistant Director |
| Cynnie Troup | Script Supervisor |
| Don Phillips | Casting |
| Michael Chinich | Casting |
| James Troutman | Sound Editor |
| Robert Mayer | Music Editor |
| Bernard Johnson | Wardrobe Designer |
| Toy Van Lierop | Makeup Artist |
| Annie D. DeMille | Hairstylist |
| Michael Hamilton | Title Designer |
| N. Lee Lacy | Title Designer |
| Matthew Robbins | Screenplay |
| John Badham | Director |
| Bill Butler | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Chinich | Producer |
| Janet Hubbard | Associate Producer |
| Bennett Tramer | Associate Producer |
| Rob Cohen | Producer |
| Berry Gordy | Executive Producer |
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