Jackie Robinson Story, The (Alpha) (1960) Rating: Starring: Ruby Dee, Jackie Robinson, Minor Watson Director: Alfred E. Green Category: Sports Studio: Alpha Video Subtitles: Length: 77 mins     The Amazing legend of "The Pride of Brooklyn" This triumphant biography is the story of Jackie Robinson (playing himself), the first ballplayer to break major league baseball's color barrier in 1947. One of the greatest sports-themed movies ever made, The Jackie Robinson Story chronicles the gifted athlete's early career in the Negro Baseball League to his tense first at-bat with the farm team in Montreal and his success as the second baseman for the Dodgers. minor Watson turns in a riveting performance as Brooklyn manager Branch Rickey, inspiring Jackie to have the inner-strength to withstand the threats, vicious racial slurs and abuse that would be heaped upon him. With movie-star looks and fine acting, Jackie delivers his story with humility and grace in this unflinching look at a difficult and historic era in baseball and American history.