While Thousands Cheer
- Directed by
- Leo C. Popkin
- Genre
- American football film
- Country
- United States
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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