ACTORS: Dane Clark, Pat Breslin, Sidney Poitier
PLAYERS: Reese “'Goose” Tatum, Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, Marques Haynes
DIRECTOR: James Wong Howe (cinematographer for 134 movies between 1923
and 1975)
CAMEOS: Marty Glickman
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"10)
This is a history of the most famous basketball team in the history of
the sport. The Harlem Globetrotters (an all-Black team) were created in
1927 by Abe Saperstein (their white manager). I have not seen this in
person (and probably never will, as it is not available on video), but
it’s hard to go wrong with a director (Howe) and actor (Poitier) who
both have Academy Awards in their trophy cases. "
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