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Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting (1996)
Video | 135 min | Drama

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Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting (1996)

Video | 135 min | Drama

Branch Rickey, the powerful general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, summons heavyweight champion Joe Louis, tap star Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson, and actor Paul Robeson to his hotel room in Manhattan. Rickey wants their support when he ...See moreBranch Rickey, the powerful general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, summons heavyweight champion Joe Louis, tap star Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson, and actor Paul Robeson to his hotel room in Manhattan. Rickey wants their support when he chooses Jackie Robinson to be Major League Baseball's first black player. But a power struggle ensues when Robeson raises questions about Rickey's motivations to integrate white baseball. See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Edward Asner Branch Rickey Branch Rickey See fewer	Up (2009)
David Downing Clancy Hope (Elder) Clancy Hope (Elder) See fewer	The Bernie Mac Show (2001)
Tommy Redmond Hicks Bill Bojangles Robinson Bill Bojangles Robinson See fewer	The Meteor Man (1993)
Carl Lumbly Paul Robeson Paul Robeson See fewer	The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
Sterling Macer Jr. Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson See fewer	Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
Charles Robinson Joe Louis Joe Louis See fewer	Night Court (1984)
Rugg Williams Clancy Hope Clancy Hope See fewer	Millennials (2021)