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Go, Man, Go! (1954)

Go, Man, Go! poster
Original title
Go Man Go
Directed by
James Wong Howe
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A sports film about the rise of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. It follows the team's organizer and their showboating center as they build the team into a popular attraction.

energeticwholesomeupbeatnostalgiclightheartedsports-themedhistoricinspiring

What happens

Go, Man, Go! is a 1954 American sports film directed by James Wong Howe, starring Dane Clark, Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Patricia Breslin, The Harlem Globetrotters and Slim Gaillard. Clark plays Abe Saperstein, the organizer of the Globetrotters. Poitier's character is Inman Jackson, the team's showboating center. Breslin plays Sylvia Saperstein, the love interest. Gaillard plays himself. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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