The Harlem Globetrotters (film) explained

The Harlem Globetrotters
Director:	Phil Brown Will Jason
Starring:	Thomas Gomez Bill Walker Dorothy Dandridge
Music:	Arthur Morton
Cinematography:	Philip Tannura
Editing:	James Sweeney
Distributor:	Columbia Pictures
Runtime:	78 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

The Harlem Globetrotters is a 1951 Sport/Drama film about the famous African American basketball team The Harlem Globetrotters released by Columbia Pictures. The film stars Thomas Gomez, Bill Walker, Dorothy Dandridge, Angela Clarke, and Peter M. Thompson.

Cast

• Thomas Gomez as Coach Abe Saperstein
• Bill Walker as Prof. Turner
• Dorothy Dandridge as Ann Carpenter
• Angela Clarke as Sylvia Saperstein
• Peter M. Thompson as Martin
• Billy Brown as Billy Townsend (Globetrotter)
• Roscoe Cumberland as Roscoe (Globetrotter)
• William 'Pop' Gates as 'Pop' Gates (Globetrotter)
• Marques Haynes as Marques (Globetrotter)
• Louis 'Babe' Pressley as 'Babe' Pressley (Globetrotter)
• Ermer Robinson as Elmer Robinson (Globetrotter)
• Ted Strong as Ted Strong (Globetrotter)
• Reece 'Goose' Tatum as 'Goose' Tatum (Globetrotter)
• Frank Washington as Frank Washington (Globetrotter)
• Clarence Wilson as Clarence Wilson (Globetrotter)

Broadcast

The film premiered on television on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) on May 29, 2012.

See also

• List of basketball films

External links

• • A link to the feature on TCM's website