| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Alfred Slote. |
| Credits |
Music by Stephen James Taylor ; edited by Dorian Harris ; directory of photography, John Demps ; executive producer[s], Robert Halmi, Bobby Heller, Lin Oliver ; teleplay by Alfred Stote and David Field. |
| Performer |
Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Ernie Banks. |
| Summary |
When 11-year-old Jason Ross is cut from his little league team his undefeatable spirit leads him to try and create an expansion team. In searching for a new coach, Jason comes to believe that Mack Henry (Ossie Davis) is really Buck McHenry, the legendary pitcher from the old Negro Baseball Leagues. While Mack begins to coach this rag-tag team, Jason and his friends set out to prove his true identity. |
| System Details |
DVD ; Dolby processed. |
| Language |
Closed captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
African American baseball players -- Drama.
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African Americans -- Drama.
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Little League baseball -- Drama.
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Baseball -- Drama.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Davis, Ossie.
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Dee, Ruby.
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Banks, Ernie, 1931-2015
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Oliver, Lin.
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Burnett, Charles, 1944-
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Slote, Alfred.
Finding Buck McHenry.
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Showtime Entertainment.
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| ISBN |
1929732929 |
| Standard No. |
758445302424 |
| Music No. |
SHO034 Showtime Entertainment |
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