The Harlem Globetrotters (film)

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The Harlem Globetrotters
Dorothy Dandridge and Billy Brown in 1951 theatrical poster.
Directed byPhil Brown
Will Jason
StarringThomas Gomez
Bill Walker
Dorothy Dandridge
CinematographyPhilip Tannura
Edited byJames Sweeney
Music byArthur Morton
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • October 24, 1951 (1951-10-24)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Harlem Globetrotters is a 1951

The Harlem Globetrotters released by Columbia Pictures. The film stars Thomas Gomez, Bill Walker, Dorothy Dandridge, Angela Clarke
, and Peter M. Thompson.

Plot

Cast

  • Thomas Gomez as Coach Abe Saperstein
  • Bill Walker as Prof. Turner
  • Dorothy Dandridge as Ann Carpenter
  • Angela Clarke as Sylvia Saperstein
  • Peter M. Thompson as Martin
  • Billy Brown as Billy Townsend (Globetrotter)
  • Roscoe Cumberland
    as Roscoe (Globetrotter)
  • William 'Pop' Gates
    as 'Pop' Gates (Globetrotter)
  • Marques Haynes as Marques (Globetrotter)
  • Louis 'Babe' Pressley
    as 'Babe' Pressley (Globetrotter)
  • Ermer Robinson as Elmer Robinson (Globetrotter)
  • Ted Strong as Ted Strong (Globetrotter)
  • Reece 'Goose' Tatum
    as 'Goose' Tatum (Globetrotter)
  • Frank Washington as Frank Washington (Globetrotter)
  • Clarence Wilson as Clarence Wilson (Globetrotter)

Broadcast

The film premiered on television on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) on May 29, 2012.[citation needed]

See also

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