While Thousands Cheer
- Directed by
- Leo C. Popkin
- Genre
- American football film
- Country
- United States
How it feels
A football star from UCLA navigates the challenges of segregation in the 1940s. The film follows his efforts to play professionally in a league that initially excludes him because of his race.
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What happens
While Thousands Cheer is a 1940 American lost film. Leo C. Popkin directed. It was the only football-themed film with an African American lead character for decades. It starred Kenny Washington, a football star from UCLA who went on to become the first African American in the NFL after initially being refused an opportunity to play in the league due to segregation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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