The Jackie Robinson Story
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The Jackie Robinson Story is a 1950 biographical film in which baseball legend Jackie Robinson portrays himself, dramatizing his historic breaking of Major League Baseball’s color barrier.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Jackie Robinson Story canonical | 5 |
| The Jackie Robinson Story (1950 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Jackie Robinson Story Context triple: [Owen Moore, notableWork, The Jackie Robinson Story]
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A.
The Bambino
The Bambino is the legendary nickname of Babe Ruth, one of baseball’s greatest sluggers and most iconic sports figures.
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B.
The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played is the legendary triple-overtime showdown between the Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns in the 1976 NBA Finals, widely regarded as one of the most dramatic and exciting games in basketball history.
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C.
Jackie Robinson Day
Jackie Robinson Day is an annual Major League Baseball celebration on April 15 honoring Jackie Robinson’s breaking of the sport’s color barrier, during which all players wear his retired number 42.
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D.
film "42"
"42" is a biographical sports drama film that chronicles Jackie Robinson's groundbreaking journey as the first African American to play in Major League Baseball's modern era.
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E.
Angels in the Outfield
Angels in the Outfield is a 1994 family sports comedy film about a struggling baseball team that gets supernatural help from real angels to turn their season around.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Jackie Robinson Story Target entity description: The Jackie Robinson Story is a 1950 biographical film in which baseball legend Jackie Robinson portrays himself, dramatizing his historic breaking of Major League Baseball’s color barrier.
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A.
The Bambino
The Bambino is the legendary nickname of Babe Ruth, one of baseball’s greatest sluggers and most iconic sports figures.
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B.
The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played is the legendary triple-overtime showdown between the Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns in the 1976 NBA Finals, widely regarded as one of the most dramatic and exciting games in basketball history.
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C.
Jackie Robinson Day
Jackie Robinson Day is an annual Major League Baseball celebration on April 15 honoring Jackie Robinson’s breaking of the sport’s color barrier, during which all players wear his retired number 42.
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D.
film "42"
"42" is a biographical sports drama film that chronicles Jackie Robinson's groundbreaking journey as the first African American to play in Major League Baseball's modern era.
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E.
Angels in the Outfield
Angels in the Outfield is a 1994 family sports comedy film about a struggling baseball team that gets supernatural help from real angels to turn their season around.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical film
ⓘ
film ⓘ |
| about |
Brooklyn Superbas
ⓘ
surface form:
Brooklyn Dodgers
racial segregation in baseball ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Jackie Robinson ⓘ |
| castMember |
Ben Lessy
ⓘ
Harry Antrim ⓘ Jackie Robinson ⓘ Louise Beavers ⓘ Minor Watson ⓘ Richard Lane ⓘ Ruby Dee ⓘ William 'Bill' Spaulding ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Philip Tannura ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
integration of Major League Baseball
ⓘ
racial discrimination in sports ⓘ |
| director | Alfred E. Green ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Eagle-Lion Films ⓘ |
| editedBy | George McGuire ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Branch Rickey ⓘ |
| follows |
Jackie Robinson's early life
ⓘ
Jackie Robinson's entry into professional baseball ⓘ Jackie Robinson's signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ sports film ⓘ |
| hasColorInfo | black and white ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Jackie Robinson ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Hugo Friedhofer ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Jackie Robinson portraying himself
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early cinematic depiction of MLB color barrier breaking ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Jackie Robinson
ⓘ
breaking of Major League Baseball color barrier ⓘ |
| producer | Mort Briskin ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Jules Levy Productions ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 76 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Arthur Mann
ⓘ
Lawrence Taylor ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| title | The Jackie Robinson Story self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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The Jackie Robinson Story (1950 film)