All language subtitles for The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings (1976)

ADOLF HITLER, IN A MOVE OF
STUNNING SWIFTNESS, SEIZES
AND OCCUPIES CZECHOSLOVAKIA.

CZECH PRESIDENT, EMIL HACHA,
IS SUMMONED TO MUNICH...

AND IS FORCED TO SIGN
A COMMUNIQUE CALLING
FOR PEACE AND ORDER...

AND PLACING THE FATE OF THE
CZECH PEOPLE INTO THE HANDS OF
THE FUHRER OF THE GERMAN REICH.

AND DEEP SHADOWS
OF ANOTHER WORLD WAR
SPREAD OVER THE UNIVERSE.

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH
YOUR OLD RAZOR BLADES?

HAROLD B. FUNSTON FINDS
THESE DOUBLE-EDGED SNACKS...

REALLY CUT THOSE HUNGER PANGS.

MY, MY! MOTHER NEVER
FIXED THEM LIKE THIS.

NOW IT´S TIME FOR A LITTLE NAP
AFTER LUNCH.

INCIDENTALLY, YOU INNERSPRING
LOVERS SHOULDN´T WATCH
IF YOU CAN´T STAND THE PRESSURE.

HERE´S CHARLIE JOINING HAROLD.

LET´S HOPE HAROLD
KNOWS NOT TO DISAGREE WITH HIM.

AFTER THIS, HE MAY ONLY
BE ABLE TO GET WORK
AS A MOLD FOR SWISS CHEESE.

OH, MY ACHING BACK!

NOW HAROLD´S ASKED
TO SHOW US HIS NEW METHOD
FOR QUITTING SMOKING.

THIS SUREFIRE METHOD IS NOT
ADVISED FOR EVERYONE, THOUGH,

UNLESS YOU REALLY HAPPEN
TO LIKE SMOKED TONGUE...
YOUR OWN, THAT IS.

YANKEE STADIUM PLAYS HOST
TO A STUNNING PRESEASON
EXHIBITION GAME...

BETWEEN THE
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS
OF THE NEGRO AMERICAN LEAGUE...

AND THE PHILADELPHIA STARS
OF THE NEGRO NATIONAL LEAGUE.

LEAGUES FORMED BECAUSE OF THE
UNWRITTEN LAW THAT BARS NEGROES
FROM PLAYING ON WHITE TEAMS.

WITH THIS JIM CROWISM
ON THE DIAMOND,

THE WHITE LEAGUES
DEPRIVE THEMSELVES
OF MUCH AMAZING TALENT.

HURLING FOR THE MONARCHS
IS SATCHEL PAIGE,

ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS
OF THE NEGRO PITCHERS,

ALONG WITH BINGO LONG
OF THE ST. LOUIS EBONY ACES.

HERE, PAIGE´S AMAZING
HESITATION PITCH CONTINUES
TO BAFFLE HITTERS.

THE STARS GO DOWN WITH A SCORE
OF FIVE TO NOTHING,

GIVING PAIGE ANOTHER
IN A LONG STRING OF NO-HITTERS.

THE MONARCHS´ WIN PUTS THEM UP
NEXT WEEK AGAINST THE NEGRO
WORLD CHAMPION HOMESTEAD GRAYS,

WHOSE SLUGGER, JOSH GIBSON,
AVERAGES 55 HOME RUNS A SEASON,

A RECORD MATCHED
ONLY BY LEON CARTER
OF THE BALTIMORE ELITE GIANTS.

GIBSON IS THE ONLY PLAYER,
BLACK OR WHITE,

WHO HAS HIT A HOME RUN
OVER THE THIRD TIER
OF YANKEE STADIUM,

BEATING EVEN
THE GREAT BABE RUTH.

THOUGH WHITE FANS DON´T OFTEN
SEE THESE TEAMS PLAY, THEY
SHOULD SPEND AN AFTERNOON...

WATCHING THESE AMAZING ATHLETES,
WHO OFTEN SHOWBOAT AND CLOWN...

BUT NEVER FAIL TO PLAY
GREAT BASEBALL!

[ Barker ]
HURRY, HURRY, HURRY, FOLKS.

Y´ALL GONNA GET
YOUR MONEY´S WORTH TODAY.

Y´ALL WATCH BINGO LONG THROW
HIS WORLD-FAMOUS INVITE PITCH.

NOT A MAN ON THE FIELD
TO BACK HIM UP.

YOU´LL NEVER SEE A GAME
LIKE THIS AS LONG AS YOU LIVE.

HOW AM I DOIN´, FOLKS?

HOW´RE YOU DOIN´, FOLKS?

GET YOUR PEANUTS, POPCORN,
CRACKER JACKS RIGHT HERE.

ONLY 25 CENTS.

GET YOUR PEANUTS,
POPCORN AND CRACKER JACKS.

I´LL BETCHA I´LL GET IT.
WANNA BET A DOLLAR?

THIS IS MINE.
PUT YOUR MONEY
WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS.

PLAY BALL!

[ Crowd Cheering ]

[ Chanting ]
INVITE PITCH.
INVITE PITCH.

INVITE PITCH.
INVITE PITCH.

[ Chanting Continues ]

[ Crowd Is Silent ]

- WHO...
- [ Crowd ] WHO...

- GONNA HIT...
- [ Crowd ] GONNA HIT...

- MY...
- [ Crowd ] MY...

INVITE PITCH?

[ Crowd ]
INVITE PITCH?

[ Crowd Cheering ]

[ Cheering, Booing ]

YOU PUT IT OVER THE PLATE,
I PUT IT OVER THE FENCE.

OKAY, COME ON, BABY, NOW.

HE COULDN´T HIT THE FLOOR
IF HE FELL OUT THE BED.
COME ON. HUNK IT TO ME.

[ Crowd Cheering, Booing ]

COME ON. GIVE IT UP.
I TOLD YA I´D GET IT.

HEY, BINGO.

I DO BELIEVE
YOU SLOWIN´ DOWN.

AIN´T NICE TO BE
THROWIN´ HARD TO OLD MEN.

YEAH. DON´T BE MAKIN´ ANY
EXCUSES FOR YOUR ARTHRITIS NOW.

AHHHH-HA.
OKAY, MONKEY FACE.

JUST FOR THAT, YOU GONNA
GET A TASTE OF MY VANISH BALL!

SHOW IT TO HIM.
HE CAN´T SEE IT; I CAN´T SEE IT.

[ Umpire ]
STRIKE TWO!

COME ON, SUCKER.
EMPTY THEM POCKETS.

BINGO, I HEARD YOU
DONE TAKEN UP WITH
A HOT NUMBER NAME OF VIOLET.

YOU HEARD RIGHT.
WHERE´D YOU LAY EYES
ON HER?

IF THAT´S VIOLET GRANDY
YOU´RE TALKIN´ ABOUT,

I LAID MORE THAN EYES
ON HER ALREADY.

[ Laughter ]

AH, LEON, YOU TRYIN´
TO GET MY DANDER UP,

BUT I IS...

UN-RUFFABLE!

MMM, MMM, MMM, MMM!
THAT SUCKER ROLLED ONE OUT.

I´S GETTIN´ TIRED
OF VIOLET ANYHOW.

HOW ´BOUT A LITTLE SOMETHIN´
FOR THE KITTY FOR OL´ FURRY?

HOW AM I DOIN´?
LOOK AT OL´ FURRY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK Y´ALL.

[ Loudspeaker ]
...THE SALLISON POTTER
FUNERAL ASSOCIATION.

PREMIUMS AS LOW
AS TEN CENTS A WEEK.

DON´T LET YOUR FAMILY
BE EMBARRASSED.

ON THAT FINAL DAY,
LET US PUT YOU AWAY.

I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU
TO STAY AWAY FROM HERE.

HAS-BEENS IS BAD
FOR MY BUSINESS.

I DONE MADE YOUR BUSINESS,
SALLIE POTTER.

HOW MANY GAMES I WIN FOR YOU
BACK WHEN YOU FIRST
TOOK OVER THIS TEAM?

I DON´T CARE WHAT YOU DID,
FURRY. YOU AIN´T WORTH
DOODLY-SQUAT TO ME NOW.

I SEE YOUR FACE AROUND HERE
ONE MORE TIME,

I AIN´T GONNA BE
THE ONLY ONE RIDIN´
IN A HEARSE. NOW GIT!

[ Umpire ]
BATTER UP!

- GIVE ME A TOUCH FOR LUCK.
- OKAY, RAINBOW.

NOW I´M GONNA SHOW YOU BOYS
HOW TO GET YOURSELVES
A FREE TICKET.

HEY, LEON!
[ Laughing ]

OH, MY GOD, HOW OLD
ARE YOU, BOY? TWELVE?

[ Rainbow Laughing ]
COME ON, BOY.

STRIKE!

THAT AIN´T NOTHIN´.
YOU GOT LUCKY.

YOU SHOULD OPEN YOUR EYES
AND SHUT YOUR MOUTH.

COME ON, ROOKIE.
PASS IT RIGHT DOWN HERE.

OH, MY LORD!

GODDAMN IT, ROOKIE!
A BRUSHBACK
AIN´T NO BEANBALL!

[ Indistinct Chatter ]

GIVE HIM SOME AIR,
GODDAMN IT! MOVE IT!

DAMN.

HOW IS RAINBOW DOIN´?
LET´S PLAY BALL.

[ Clears Throat ]
ALL RIGHT, GATHER ´ROUND HERE.

I JUST BEEN TALKIN´
TO HENRY DUNBAR
OF THE ELITE GIANTS.

SAID HE´S SORRY FOR WHAT
HAPPENED OUT ON THAT FIELD.

DOCTORS SAY RAINBOW
GONNA PULL THROUGH OKAY.

AS FOR BASEBALL,
HE´S ALL WASHED UP.

HE DONE INFLICTED
A HEAD CONCUSSION.
LUCKY IT WAS RAINBOW.

LOSING HIM
DON´T AFFECT OUR CHANCES
FOR THE PENNANT MUCH.

SEEIN´ AS HOW HIS FAMILY
LIVE ALL THE WAY DOWN
IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA,

I´M DOCKING EACH OF YOU
A DAY´S PAY TO COVER HIS FARE.
FIVE DOLLARS?

SALLIE, UH...
WE AIN´T THE OWNER
OF THE TEAM; YOU ARE.

IT AIN´T RIGHT TO BE COMIN´
TO THE PLAYERS FOR SOMETHING YOU
SUPPOSED TO BE TAKIN´ CARE OF.

- DOCKING YOU DOUBLE, LONG.
- WHAT?

[ Clears Throat ]
FIVE DOLLARS TO COVER HIS FARE,

FIVE DOLLARS FOR FOMENTIN´
DISSENSION ON MY TEAM.

I AIN´T FOMENTIN´ NOTHING.
I´M JUST VOICING MY OPINION.

AROUND ME,
YOU AIN´T GOT NO OPINION.

I BUILT THIS TEAM
FROM NOTHIN´...

WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE
COULDN´T GET NIGGER WORK.

I´LL STILL BE RUNNIN´ IT
WHEN YOU´RE A FEEBLE OLD BUM
LIKE FURRY TAYLOR.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, BOY?

NOW, ANYBODY ELSE HERE
WORRIED ABOUT WHAT´S RIGHT,

THERE´S PLENTY OF NIGGER WORK
JUST ACROSS THE RIVER
WITH WAGES TO MATCH.

HEY, RAINBOW,
WHAT´S HAPPENIN´?

RAINBOW,
HOW YOU DOIN´, MAN?

YOU CAUGHT YOURSELF
A MEAN ONE, DIDN´T YOU?

AND LOST THE POWER OF SPEAKIN´.
CAN´T EVEN SAY HIS OWN NAME.

-HE DON´T LOOK TOO GOOD.
-HE LOOK THE SAME TO ME.

HEY, BOSS, HOW ´BOUT GIVIN´
RAINBOW A JOB AS AN USHER DOWN
AT THE FUNERAL PARLOR?

[ Sallie ]
PRICE, HERE, IS MY USHER.

HOW ´BOUT HE PUSH A BROOM
OR DIG A GRAVE OR TWO, MAN?

ALL I GOT´S AN OPENING
IN THE CHOIR.

RAINBOW´S VOICE
AIN´T WHAT IT USED TO BE.

GIVE HIM SOMETHING,
ANYTHING.

YOU WANT SOME SOCIAL SECURITY,
JAWBONE,

YOU GO HAVE YOURSELF A NICE,
LONG TALK WITH MR. ROOSEVELT.

[ Preacher ]
THIS HERE IS FOR EVERYBODY.

WE HAVE TO PROTECT
OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

WHY? BECAUSE WE LOVE ´EM!
WE DON´T NEED NO GOVERNMENT!

HEY, BINGO! BINGO!

LET ME GET YOUR AUTOGRAPH.
GREAT GAME!

LET ME WASH YOUR CAR
FOR YOU.

WE DO WHAT´S RIGHT.

THERE WON´T BE NO MORE
STEALIN´ AND KILLIN´.

HI, BINGO.
HOW YOU DOIN´, DARLIN´?
YOU LOOKIN´ PRETTY.

♫ [ Jazz ]
HEY, BOBBY.

BINGO!
HEY, BINGO!
HEY, WILLIE!

THAT WAS A HELL OF A GAME
YOU PITCHED TODAY.
EVERY DAY.

HOW DO YOU LIKE
THIS HERE?
I LOVE IT, LOVE IT.

LOOKIN´ FOR ME, BINGO?

AH, NO, VIOLET.
YOU DONE DISAPPOINTED ME.

I´M GONNA GIVE PEARLINE
THE CHANCE
SHE´S BEEN BEGGIN´ FOR.

WELL, PEARLINE AIN´T
BEGGIN´ NO MORE, HONEY.

DON´T I, THOUGH?

HEY!

KING FAROUK,
COME ON OVER HERE.

YOU KNOW PEARLINE,
BINGO?

I BELIEVE WE´VE MET.
[ Pearline ]
I WAS JUST ASKIN´ LEON...

FOR HIS AUTOGRAPH.

I KNOW JUST WHERE
HE GONNA SIGN IT TOO.

WHY DON´T YOU AND VIOLET
DRAG UP A CHAIR HERE?

HEY... GARCON, BRING MR. LONG
AND HIS BETROTHED...

WHAT YOU DONE BRUNG ME.

DON´T SHUFFLE AROUND
THIS TABLE, HEAR?

HOW RAINBOW DOIN´?
BAD NEWS, LEON.

BAD NEWS. SALLIE
DONE PUT HIM ON THE BUS.

DAMN!

THAT AIN´T ALL.

HE DONE HIT THE TEAM
FOR THE TICKET.
JUST DON´T SEEM FAIR.

WHAT OWNER YOU EVER HEARD OF
BEIN´ FAIR?

YOU SEE, THEY WRINGING
THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
OUT OF OUR MANLY SELVES.

SEE WHAT HAPPEN?
GOOD MAN GET HURT,
BECOME ANOTHER SPARE PART.

SHIP HIM ON BACK
TO THE COTTON FIELD AND LET
THE OTHER SLAVES PAY THE FARE.

YEAH. MAYBE YOU WIND UP
SHININ´ SHOES
OR PEDDLIN´ PENCILS.

HEY, HONEY,
WATCH YOUR MOUTH THERE.
YOU´RE SPOTTIN´ MY SATIN.

I GUESS WE NEED PENSIONS
JUST LIKE PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT WAS SAYING.

WHEN YOU EVER HEAR
OF A MASTER GIVIN´
A SLAVE PENSION?

AIN´T NOTHIN´ GONNA CHANGE
´TIL THE WORKERS,

WHAT YOU CALL,
"SEIZE THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION."

NO.
THE BALLPLAYERS GOTTA...

OVERTHROW THEIR OWNERS
AND RUN THE TEAMS
THEIR OWN SELVES.

WELL, THAT A REVOLUTION.

THAT THE DEMOCRATIC IDEAL.
YEAH.

"BE YOUR OWN MAN."

W.E.B. Du BOIS SAID THAT.

ONE OF OUR GREAT
COLORED THINKERS.
TRY READIN´ THE BOOK SOMETIME.

HEY, HEY.
HOW ´BOUT THAT BOURBON?
COMIN´ UP.

YOU THINK
WE CAN DO THAT?

- DO WHAT?
- OVERTHROW THE OWNERS.

SURE!
SAME DAY WE TURN WHITE.

MMM, MR. CARTER,
YOU SURE GOT SEX APPEAL
WHEN YOU GET MAD. UUHMM!

[ Chuckles ]
DON´T I THOUGH?
LITTLE BIT LATER ON,

I´M GONNA FLY OFF THE HANDLE
ALTOGETHER.

[ Laughing ]

[ P.A. Announcer ]
GREYHOUND BUS NOW DEPARTING
FOR FLORA, VINCENNES,

LOUISVILLE, ASHEVILLE,
CHARLOTTE AND RALEIGH.

HEY, RAINBOW. C´MON, MAN.
YOU AIN´T GOIN´ NOWHERE.
BIG THINGS IS UP.

I GOT A GREAT IDEA.

[ Knocking ]

HEY, LEON, C´MON.
OPEN THE DOOR.

- HEY, LEON, THERE´S A FIRE!
-IF THERE AIN´T A BIGGER FIRE
GOIN´ ON OUT THERE...

THAN THE ONE WE GOT
KINDLIN´ IN HERE,
YOU IN A LOT OF TROUBLE.

PUT YOUR PANTS ON.
WE GOT THINGS TO TALK OVER.

LOOK WHO I JUST DONE
GRABBED OFF THE BUS.
RAINBOW!

DON´T BOTHER
TO SAY HELLO TO HIM,
´CAUSE HE CAN´T TALK.

OH, NO, YOU DIDN´T SAY
NOTHIN´ ABOUT NO THREESIES.

STAY WHERE YOU ARE.
THESE GENTLEMEN
JUST HIT THE WRONG DOOR.

I GOT A GENEROUS SOUL,
BUT I AIN´T NO SANTA CLAUS.

LET HER GO, MAN. YOU KEEP
GIVIN´ AUTOGRAPHS TO PEARLINE,
YOU GONNA RUN OUT OF INK.

BESIDES, BIG THINGS IS UP!
YEAH, BIG THINGS WAS UP
WHEN YOU COME BARGE IN HERE.

PEARLINE,
COME ON OUT, HONEY.
YOU WAS RIGHT, LEON.

AND SO WAS THAT CADILLAC
OF NEGRO KNOWLEDGE,
MR. ROLLS ROYCE.

Du BOIS!
W.E.B. Du BOIS!

BE YOUR OWN MAN, HE SAID.
THAT´S THE DEMOCRATIC IDEAL.
SEIZE THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION.

AND THAT´S JUST
WHAT WE GONNA DO!
SURE, WE ARE!

PEARLINE!
PEARLINE MY ASS!

MY SWEETNESS. MY LOVE.
HEY, BITCH,
YOU BETTER GET OUT HERE.

STAND BACK AND GET READY, LEON,
´CAUSE I´M HEREBY ANNOUNCING...

THE FORMATION AND FOUNDATION
OF THE ONE AND ONLY...

BINGO LONG TRAVELING ALL-STARS
AND MOTOR KINGS!

BINGO, YOU´RE TALKIN´
IN YOUR SLEEP.

DON´T YOU TOUCH ME, LEON CARTER,
WITH YOUR "PREVERTED" SELF!

AND THAT GOES THE SAME THING
FOR YOU TOO, TURKEY.
GOOD NIGHT, BINGO.

DIDN´T YOU HEAR MY
ANNOUNCEMENT, LEON?
YEAH, I HEARD YOU.

NOW GET ON OUTTA HERE
AND LET ME SLEEP!

WHATEVER YOU´RE TALKIN´
ABOUT, I DON´T WANNA HEAR.

YOU WANNA PLAY
ON YOUR OWN TEAM,
BE YOUR OWN OWNER?

LISTEN, EVER SINCE
I WAS TEN YEARS OLD
AND PICKIN´ TURNIPS,

I WANTED TO BE
MY OWN MAN.

EVERY JOB FROM TOTIN´ MILK
PAILS TO SWATTIN´ BASEBALLS,
I WANTED THE SAME THING.

BUT YOU COME IN HERE
WITH SOME HALF-BAKED SCHEME--

IT´S FULL-BAKED, MAN!

WE GOIN´ BARNSTORMIN´
WITH OUR OWN ALL-STAR TEAM.

OH, YEAH!
WHO WE GONNA PLAY?

AH, WE GONNA PLAY
THE, THE, THE...

THE FIREHOUSE CLUBS
AND THE LOCAL TALENT.

THERE´S GOOD MONEY
OUT THERE, LEON!

IOWA, ILLINOIS,
CALIFORNIA.

NO, THERE AIN´T NOBODY
GONNA WANT TO PLAY US
IN CALIFORNIA.

IF THAT DON´T WORK, THEN
WE PLAY THE EMPEROR TRUJILLO
DOWN IN THEM ISLANDS.

THEM SPICS IS CRAZY
FOR BASEBALL.

YOU EVER SEE A PESO, BINGO?
IT GOT A HOLE IN IT.

SO DOES YOUR BIG HEAD
IF YOU PASSES UP
THIS CHANCE...

AND KEEPS ON SLAVIN´
FOR HENRY DUNBAR.

SAY--
NO, NO, NO.

JUST SAYIN´ NOW THAT
I DO CHOOSE TO THROW IN
WITH YOU.

WE AIN´T MUCH OF A TEAM,
JUST YOU, ME AND RAINBOW.

TEAMMATE. YOU JUST LEAVE
THAT PROBLEM TO ME.

[ Honking ]

HELLO. AM I SPEAKIN´
TO EMORY "CHAMP" CHAMBERS
OF THE ATLANTA BLACK CRACKERS?

YEAH, THIS IS ME.
THIS IS BINGO LONG
WITH LEON CARTER.

HEY, CHAMP!
HEY, YOU HEAR HIM?

CHAMP, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO SHAKE THE SLAVE MASTER
YOU WORK FOR ONCE AND FOR ALL,

AND COME BE
ON THE ALL-STAR TEAM?

COUNT ME IN,
BINGO.
ALL RIGHT!

THIS IS WILLIE LEE SHIVELY.
THIS IS BINGO LONG
WITH LEON CARTER.

LEON AND ME WANT YOU BOYS
TO MAKE THE DOUBLE PLAY
FOR THE BINGO LONG ALL-STARS.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?
WE´RE ON OUR WAY.

HEY, WHAT´S THIS "ALL"
MEAN ON YOU?

I DO IT ALL.
YOU KNOW I DO IT ALL.

WHAT´S THIS SONG NOTE
DOIN´ ON ME?

A SONG NOTE!
I DON´T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

- HELLO, FAT SAM POPPER?
- YEAH, THIS IS FAT SAM.

SAM, I KNOW YOU GOT
A LOT OF MOUTHS TO FEED.

HOLD ON, BINGO.
GET THAT MANGY DOG
OUT OF THIS HOUSE!

[ Dog Howling ]
[ Woman ]
WHAT YOU CHILD DOIN´?

GO AHEAD, BINGO.
HEY, I´LL BE RIGHT THERE!

FAT SAM POPPER,
BETTER KNOWN AS "TRAVELING."

AMEN. I´M SAYIN´
THAT MOST OF US HERE...

HAVE GIVEN UP
THE DESIRES OF OUR HEART.
PSST. PSST.

WALTER MURCHMAN?
THAT MAN IS BAD NEWS.

- MAYBE, BUT HE HIT A BALL IN
CHICAGO, THEY DUCK IN DETROIT.
- WALTER MURCHMAN SPEAKING.

HELLO, BROTHER WALTER.
YOU´RE THE GREATEST HITTER
ON GOD´S GREEN EARTH.

- SH-SHIT.
- RIGHT UP THERE
WITH LEON CARTER!

[ Man ]
BUT, BABY, I GOT TO GO
TO BATTIN´ PRACTICE.

I KNOW.
BATTIN´ PRACTICE IS RIGHT HERE
AND RIGHT NOW.

BUT, BABY--
BERTHA, I GOTTA--

PLAY BALL.

[ Phone Rings ]
I GET IT, BABY.

[ Phone Continues Ringing ]

HELLO.
[ Bingo ]
HELLO, ISAAC.

BINGO!
HEY, LISTEN.

WE HEAR YOUR OWNER´S BEEN
WORKIN´ YOU OVERTIME, BUT
NOT ON THE BASEBALL FIELD.

AH, LISTEN... AH, WELL,

YOUR FELLOW ALL-STARS WANT
YOU TO PLAY CENTER FIELD
FOR ´EM, OKAY?

[ Whispering ]
I´LL BE RIGHT THERE.

[ Bertha ]
ISAAC? ISAAC!

WHO YA GONNA GET
FOR RIGHT FIELD?
I´M CALLIN´ CHARLIE SNOW.

[ Leon ] THAT JUKEBOX?
WHAT YOU WANT HIM FOR?

[ Bingo ] HE GOT WHAT WE NEED:
THE BEST-LOOKIN´ FRANKLIN
YOU EVER SAW.

[ Leon ]
DAMN THING AIR-COOLED.

[ Bingo ]
I CAN´T FIT ´EM ALL
IN MY CAR.

[ Man ]
I THOUGHT YOU´D LIKE
TO SEE THIS.

LOOK AT THE SPORTS PAGE.
CHECK OUT THE STANDINGS.
WHAT YOU WANT ME TO SEE?

I WANNA SEE WHAT
THE WHITE SOX IS DOIN´.
THE WHAT SOX?

THE WHITE SOX: CHICAGO
FRANCHISE IN THE AMERICAN
LEAGUE, WHITE BASEBALL.

GUESS YOU ALL AIN´T HEARD,
BUT I´M GOIN´ TO BE PLAYIN´
IN THE WHITE LEAGUES.

HEY, CHARLIE SNOW GONNA
BE PLAYIN´ IN THE WHITE LEAGUES.

YOU´RE CRAZY, CHARLIE.
NO, I AIN´T.

IT´S ALL RIGHT HERE
IN THIS LITTLE BOOK IF
YOU TAKE THE TIME TO LEARN.

A SPANISH PHRASE BOOK?

i´SEGURO! QUIERO EL
DESAYUNO EN MI HABITACION.

¿DONDE PUEDO CAMBIAR
CHEQUES DE VIAJERO?
[ Laughing ]

WHAT´S ALL THIS SPIC TALK,
CHARLIE SNOW?

THAT´S ANOTHER THING, MAN.
NO MORE OF THIS
CHARLIE SNOW STUFF.

FROM NOW ON, I´M GONNA
BE KNOWN AS CARLOS NEVADA.

i´EL REY ATLETICO
DEL MUNDO!

I´M GONNA BREAK
INTO THE MAJORS AS A CUBAN.

YOU BEEN BURNIN´ IN THE SUN
TOO LONG FOR THAT THING!

WHAT YOU MEAN?
THEY GOT CUBANS IN CUBA
BLACKER THAN YOU.

MAKE YOU LOOK LIKE
A GODDAMN ALBINO.
WHO, ME?

YEAH, YOU, MAN.
AND THEY STILL AIN´T NO NEGROES.

THAT´S RIGHT.
YO SOY EL "BASEBALLITO" SUPREMO.

THAT´S ME!
CARLOS NEVADA!

♫ [ Singing in Spanish ]

I WONDER WHERE HE CAME UP
WITH AN IDEA LIKE THAT.

[ Dog Barking ]

LOOKIN´ FOR, UH...
MR. HOLLAND.

THAT´S ME.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

SPOKE TO YOU ON THE PHONE.
YOU BOOKED US A GAME HERE
THIS AFTERNOON.

YOU´RE THE BINGO LONG
ALL-STARS?
[ Bingo ] IN PERSON.

I THOUGHT YOU BOYS
WAS A BARNSTORMIN´ OUTFIT.

YOU JUST SHOW US
THE BALLPARK AND WE BE
DOWN THERE IN A MINUTE.

OH! YOU PLANNIN´ ON
SNEAKIN´ IN ON TIPTOE?

YOU SCARED SOMEBODY MIGHT SEE
WHAT YOU IS DOIN´ THERE, HUH?
WHAT´S EATIN´ YOU, BUSTER?

YOU LOOK HERE.
YOU WANNA MAKE A LITTLE MONEY
ON THE GAME, RIGHT?

SO DO I!

NOW, YOU TAKE THEM CARS
AND YOU TURN THEM AROUND, AND
YOU COME BACK ON MAIN STREET!

AND WHEN YOU DO, I WANT
YOU TO COME THROUGH STRUTTIN´!

YOU MEAN PARADE ´N´ SHOW?
WE CAN DO THAT!

WE´RE A BALL CLUB.
WE AIN´T NO CIRCUS.

[ Holland ]
THAT´S WHAT YOU THINK!

YOU´RE BARNSTORMIN´...
YOU IN SHOW BIZ!
LEMME SEE YOU KICK THAT MULE!

YOU MEAN LIKE THIS?

[ Holland ]
NO! NO!

YOU GOTTA CAKEWALK.

IT GOES LIKE THIS:
ONE, TWO, THREE, BACK.

ONE, TWO, THREE, BACK.

YOU KNOW,
I WAS IN SHOW BIZ.

♫CAN´T YOU FEEL THAT FEELIN´
CAN´T YOU HEAR THAT SOUND ♫

♫STRUTTIN´ LIKE THIS, BOYS
I MAKE THE WORLD GO ´ROUND ♫

♫HEY, KICK THAT MULE ♫

♫KICK HIM, KICK HIM
KICK THAT MULE
KICK HIM, KICK HIM ♫

NOW, THAT´S WHAT
YOU GOT TO DO!

MAN MUST BE CRAZY.
WHAT HE WANT US TO DO?
KICK A MULE OR SOMETHIN´.

[ Bingo ]
MR. HOLLAND TOLD US TO DO IT
THIS WAY. YEAH, YOU GOT IT.

YEAH, MARCH.
ONE, TWO, ONE--

I GOT BAD FEET, BINGO.
YOU AIN´T GOT BAD KNEES!
KICK YOUR KNEES.

BINGO, I´M HUNGRY, MAN.
SAM, YOU ALWAYS HUNGRY.
NEED TO LOSE A LITTLE WEIGHT.

WHAT WE DOIN´ THIS FOR?
YOU WANNA MAKE SOME MONEY,
DON´T YOU?

- IS THAT A PARADE OR WHAT?
- NO KIND OF PARADE I EVER SEEN.
LITTLE EARLY FOR HALLOWEEN.

[ Fat Sam ]
BINGO, I FEEL LIKE A FOOL
OUT HERE DOIN´ THIS, MAN.

YOU GONNA FEEL LIKE
A BIGGER FOOL IF
YOU DON´T MAKE NO MONEY.

[ Fat Sam ]
THEY AIN´T GOT TEN DOLLARS
IN THIS WHOLE TOWN.

MMM-HMPH.

PITIFUL!
[ Chuckling ]

YOU BOYS ARE PITIFUL.
YOU LETTIN´ THESE PEOPLE DOWN.
GIMME THAT BAT, LOUIS.

LET´S SEE SOME COLOR!
STEP OUT!

[ Bingo ]
THESE HERE IS OUR FOLKS NOW.
LET´S LOOK GOOD FOR THEM.

[ Woman ]
♫STRUT YOUR STUFF ♫

♫AND IF THEY TELL YA
YOU AIN´T GOOD ENOUGH ♫

♫DON´T YOU GET THE BLUES ♫

♫YOU TRY TO FOLLOW
THE GOLDEN RULE ♫

♫BUT SOMETIMES
YOU GOTTA KICK THAT MULE ♫

♫WITH THAT THERE KIND OF STUFF
YOU JUST CAN´T NEVER LOSE ♫

♫YOU GOTTA
TAKE A CHANCE ♫

♫MAKE YOUR OWN MUSIC
WHEN YOU DO YOUR DANCE ♫

♫AND SING IT STRONG ♫

♫AND WHEN YOU´RE ON THIRD
NEED TO WIN ♫

♫AND NO ONE´S THERE
TO BRING YA IN ♫

♫JUST LISTEN TO BINGO
AND STEAL ON HOME ♫

♫SWEET HOME ♫

♫LISTEN TO BINGO
AND STEAL ON HOME ♫

♫WHERE IS YOUR
PLAYER´S PRIDE ♫

♫MOVE YOUR ASS
AND MAKE THAT SLIDE ♫

♫THEN STAND UP WHILE
THE CROWD IS CHEERING YOU ♫

♫WELL, I KNOW IT´S WRITTEN
IN THE BOOK ♫

♫THAT WHEN THEY SAY
THEY GAVE YA WHAT YA TOOK ♫

♫JUST GIVE ´EM A SMILE ♫

♫I KNOW YA SPENT YOUR LIFE
JUST SINGIN´ THE BLUES ♫

♫AND WE ALL KNOW
WE AIN´T GOT NOTHIN´ TO LOSE ♫

♫SO JUST LISTEN TO BINGO
AND STEAL ON HOME ♫

♫STEAL ON HOME
LISTEN TO BINGO
AND STEAL ON HOME ♫

♫ONE MORE TIME ♫

♫LISTEN TO BINGO
AND STEAL ON HOME ♫

[ Crowd Cheering ]

[ Bingo ] OKEYDOKE.
IT AIN´T LIKE ROBBIN´ A BANK,
BUT IT´S A START.

EXACTLY EIGHT AND A QUARTER
FOR EACH AND EVERY MAN
INCLUDING RAINBOW!

YEAH!
DON´T WE GOT CITIZENS´ RIGHTS
TO THAT HANDFUL OF FINS?

I KNEW THAT QUESTION
WAS COMIN´ UP.

UH, MR. HOLLAND.

EXCUSE ME.
CAN I HAVE THAT BOX, PLEASE?

SURE.
THANK YOU, SIR.

THIS BOX IS GONNA BE
THE COMPANY BOX.

I AM HEREBY DROPPIN´ IN $40.
YOU ARE MY WITNESSES.

THAT´S FOR BROKEN BATS,
FLAT TIRES AND
ANY OTHER EMERGENCY PURPOSES.

RAINBOW,
YOU GONNA BE TREASURER.

YOU GUARD THIS WITH YOUR LIFE.
UNDERSTAND? GOOD MAN.

WHY NOT SHARE IT ALL OUT?
I MIGHT MEET A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.
I GOT MY OWN EMERGENCY PURPOSES.

SAM, YOU ALREADY GOT
SIX EMERGENCY PURPOSES
BACK IN CLEVELAND.

[ Holland ]
YOU BOYS...

DON´T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
NO SPENDING MONEY.

WE CAN GET YOU
ALL THE GAMES YOU WANT.

I PERSONALLY CAN GUARANTEE
YOU $200 AT THE GATE FOR
EACH AND EVERY APPEARANCE.

[ Holland ]
NOW, WHAT YOU SAY?

IT´S ALL RIGHT WITH ME!
I´LL TAKE THAT.

YEAH, WE´LL TAKE IT.
[ Leon ]
NO, WE WON´T.

NO, NO. I DONE HEARD
THIS ONE BEFORE. NO DEAL.

LEON.
[ Clears Throat ]

WHAT, HAVE I DONE IT WRONG?
I MEAN, THE MAN
IS GUARANTEEING US $200.

YOU SLICE THAT 11 WAYS,
THAT COMES OUT TO ABOUT,
UH, UH--

A LOT OF MONEY EACH!
NO, SEE, MY FRIEND HERE,

HE DONE PITCHED A WHALE
OF A GAME, AND HE TIRED.

HE DONE MISSPOKE HISSELF.

NO, NO. WE DON´T WANT
NO GUARANTEE.

WE WANTS 50% OF THE GATE.
YOU SEE,
I DON´T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

YOU SEE, I GOT TO CONSULT
WITH THE OTHER PARTIES.

NO, YOU DON´T, EITHER.
YOU CAN SAY YES OR NO
RIGHT HERE.

NOW, DO WE DO BUSINESS
OR DO WE GET SOMEBODY ELSE
TO BOOK THESE GAMES?

[ Laughing ]

WELL, I GUESS OL´ J.C. HOLLAND
DON´T HAVE TO SHOW
YOU BOYS EVERYTHING.

YOU GOT YOURSELF
A DEAL!

[ Sallie ]
GENTLEMEN, I HEREBY CALL TO
ORDER THIS EMERGENCY MEETING...

OF THE AFFILIATED OWNERS
AND DIRECTORS OF THE
NEGRO NATIONAL LEAGUE.

NOW, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO
ABOUT THIS MESS?

THAT´S WHAT I´D LIKE TO KNOW.
WHAT YOU GONNA DO ABOUT
THIS MESS, SALLIE POTTER?

IT´S YOUR PITCHER WHAT´S LEADIN´
THIS BAND OF "DETERGENTS."

I WAS HOPIN´
YOU´D MISS THE TRAIN.

SIT DOWN, WOMAN. WE USIN´
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE.

THAT MEANS,
´LESS YOU´S RECOGNIZED,

SHUT YOUR
DOUBLE-BREASTED LIPS!

I RECOGNIZE
HORACE QUIGLEY,

ESTEEMED OWNER OF
THE ATLANTA BLACK CRACKERS.

FELLOW OWNERS, EVERY ONE
OF THOSE BOYS DONE BROKE
A BINDING CONTRACT.

I SAY WE GET ´EM
IN THE COURT!

WORSE THAN THAT,
THE CASH CUSTOMERS...

AIN´T GONNA PAY TO SEE
NO TEAM WHAT DONE LOST
THEIR BEST STARS.

REVEREND.
SALLIE POTTER!

THE LADIES´ ROOM IS OUTSIDE
TO THE LEFT. REVEREND.

I DEMANDS TO BE RECOGNIZED!

I RECOGNIZE YOU AS A FEMALE
WHAT AIN´T GOT NO BUSINESS
BEIN´ HERE NOHOW!

LISTEN HERE,
GRAVE DIGGER.

I OWN A TEAM
IN THIS LEAGUE TOO.

AND IF MY LATE HUSBAND SCHYLER
WAS ALIVE,
YOU KNOW WHAT HE´D SAY?

KEEP THE FANS HAPPY AND
BOOK SOME "EXTRADITION" GAMES
WITH THE ALL-STARS.

AS AN OWNER,
SCHYLER DEWITT WAS WEAK,
AND HE WAS DUMB.

AS A MAN, HE WAS EVEN DUMBER.
HE PROVED THAT WHEN HE MARRIED
A PLATE OF PORK!

WHICH IS A BETTER MEAL THAN
YOU EVER ATE, SALLIE POTTER.

SALLIE, THERE´S SOMETHING
TO WHAT BERTHA´S SAYIN´
ABOUT THEM GAMES.

SHE´S GOT A POINT.
WE GOT TO GO ALONG.

COME ON. YOU MEN
GONNA BE DOUBLE-TALKED
BY THIS OL´ MAMA BEAR?

WE PLAY THEM RENEGADES AND
EVERY DUMB MONKEY IN THE LEAGUE
IS GONNA JOIN THE REVOLUTION.

WE GOT TO RUIN THAT TEAM
BEFORE THEY GONNA RUIN US!

JUST ´CAUSE YOU CAN´T TALK
DON´T MEAN YOU CAN´T COUNT.

I MEAN, YOU BEEN DOIN´
A GOOD JOB AS TREASURER.

AIN´T NO REASON YOU CAN´T
BE THE TEAM STATISTICIAN.

IF YOU DO GOOD,
I´LL TELL BINGO.

WE´LL START
WITH SOMETHIN´ EASY...

LIKE BATTIN´ AVERAGES.

YOU TAKE
THE NUMBER OF TIMES
A MAN BEEN AT BAT...

AND DIVIDE THAT
BY THE NUMBER OF TIMES
A MAN GOT A HIT.

LIKE ME, I BEEN AT BAT
100 TIMES. I GOT 25 HITS.
THAT´S SIMPLE, RIGHT?

TWENTY-FIVE
GO IN A HUNDRED
FOUR TIMES.

GIVES ME A BATTING AVERAGE
OF FOUR.
THAT´S WRONG.

THAT AIN´T NO WAY
TO DO THAT.

WHAT YOU GOTTA DO IS THE
NUMBER OF TIMES A MAN´S
BEEN AT BAT AND GOT A HIT.

DIVIDE THAT BY THE NUMBER
OF TIMES HE SWUNG.

I BEEN AT BAT A LOT,
AND I SWUNG A LOT.

LET ME SEE.
SEVENTY-FIVE
INTO A HUNDRED.

NO. THAT WOULD GIVE ME
A BATTIN´ AVERAGE OF TWO.

I COULDN´T HAVE A
BATTIN´ AVERAGE OF TWO!

NOBODY COULD HAVE A
BATTIN´ AVERAGE THAT BAD.
COULD THEY?

EXCUSE ME.
WHICH ONE OF Y´ALL
IS MR. BINGO LONG?

AUTOGRAPHS
AFTER THE GAME, SON.

DON´T WANT NO AUTOGRAPHS.
I´S A BASEBALL PLAYER TOO.

YOU DON´T SAY!
WHAT POSITION? QUARTERBACK?
[ Men Laughing ]

NO, SIR.
CENTER FIELD.

I WANT TO BE AN ALL-STAR,
SO I FIGURED
I´D COME TALK TO YOU.

WE AIN´T RUNNIN´
NO ORPHANAGE, NOW.
WHAT DO YA WANT TO TALK ABOUT?

I´M A PRETTY GOOD
CENTER FIELDER.

I MEAN, I CAN HIT
AND I CAN RUN,
AND I GOT A GOOD GLOVE.

I JUST WANNA JOIN UP
AND PLAY FOR YA
MORE THAN ANYTHING.

I BET YOU´RE REAL GOOD, SON,
BUT I ALREADY GOT MYSELF
A CENTER FIELDER.

IF YOU WANT TO SEE ACTION,
WHY DON´T YOU JOIN UP WITH
POLLARD´S STERNVILLE HUSKERS?

WELL, SEE, MR. LONG,
THAT THERE´S JUST THE POINT.

- I DONE ALREADY DID
LAST YEAR.
-PLAY BALL!

HEY, BINGO, LOOKY HERE!
QUARTERBACK.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, SON.

HEY, BINGO!
RIGHT OVER HERE, YOUNG MAN.

[ Kid ]
TAKE YOUR TIME, SIR.
HE SAID TAKE YOUR TIME.

BINGO,
HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS HERE?

HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS HERE?

LIKE THIS OVER HERE?
ALL RIGHT.

[ Fan ]
JOE, JOE. GET A HIT, JOE.

LET IT GO, BINGO.

[ Crowd Cheering ]

[ Umpire ]
SAFE!

[ Willie ]
HOME PLATE, HOME PLATE
HOME PLATE!

SAFE!

SAY, KID,
DOES YOU DO THIS CONSTANTLY?

[ Laughs ]
NO, SIR.
I DOES IT ALL THE TIME.

[ Bingo ] IT´S A SHAME.
NINTH INNING, TWO RUNS BEHIND.
MURCH, HIT ONE.

DON´T WORRY. IT´S GOIN´
ALL THE WAY TO BASEBALL HEAVEN.

BATTER UP!

[ Woman ]
WHERE´S THE BAT? THAT BAT
AIN´T GOT NO HOLE IN IT.

C´MON! C´MON!

GO! GO! GO! GO!

OHH!

GO BACK!

JOE!

YOU´RE OUT!
WHATCHA MEAN, OUT?
WHAT´RE YOU TALKIN´ ABOUT?

SAY, KID,
THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY.
MR. LONG!

TURNS OUT
MY CENTER FIELDER´S
GONNA DO BACKUP PITCHING.

THAT BEIN´ THE CASE,
WE FIND OURSELVES
READY TO TAKE ON...

A PROMISIN´ ROOKIE
SUCH AS YOURSELF.

YOU SHUCKIN´ ME
OR WHAT?

WE WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND
STRAIGHT OFF THAT THE BIG TIME
IS A HARD ROW TO HOE.

WE ON THE ROAD DAY AND NIGHT.
WE HUSTLES GAMES
WHERE WE CAN FIND ´EM.

WE BARNSTORMERS.
THAT´S OKAY BY ME.

AND YOU GOTTA BRING YOUR
OWN GLOVE AND YOUR OWN SHOES.

AND YOU CAN´T GO RUNNIN´
TO YOUR MAMA WHEN
YOU´VE BEEN UP ALL NIGHT.

DON´T YOU WORRY ABOUT ME.
I AIN´T NO BABY.
THE MONEY AIN´T ALL THAT GREAT.

- THAT´S RIGHT.
ROOKIES GET HALF SHARE.
- SAY WHAT?

OF COURSE YOU BEIN´
A HUSKER AND ALL,
YOU AIN´T EXACTLY A ROOKIE.

SO SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE.

- THAT´S THE ALL-STAR MOTTO.
AIN´T THAT RIGHT, LEON?
- YEAH, THAT´S RIGHT.

THAT SOUNDS REAL GOOD.
I WANT TO WARN YOU.

THIS AIN´T NO MEASLY
PAPER CONTRACT.

ONE TOUCH, AND YOU MADE
YOURSELF A HANDSHAKE DEAL...

WITH THE BINGO LONG
TRAVELING ALL-STARS
AND MOTOR KINGS.

AND THERE AIN´T NOTHIN´
MORE SOLEMN AND BINDIN´
UNDER THE LAW...

THAN AN AGREEMENT
OF THIS KIND.

YOU COUNT ME IN!
LOOK OUT NOW.

RESTRAIN YOURSELF.
THAT´S MY PITCHING HAND!
SORRY.

WHAT´S YOUR NAME, SON?
JOSEPH VANDERBILT
CALLOWAY, ESQUIRE.

ESQUIRE! DID YOU
HEAR THAT, LEON?

YOU SHAKIN´ HANDS
WITH ESQUIRE JOE!

MY PLEASURE.

♫YOU GOTTA
TAKE A CHANCE ♫

♫MAKE YOUR OWN MUSIC
WHEN YOU DO YOUR DANCE ♫

♫AND SING IT STRONG ♫

♫AND IF YOU´RE OFF PITCH
NOW AND THEN ♫

♫YOU WILL FIND THAT KEY AGAIN
AND PRETTY SOON THE WORLD-- ♫

[ Louis ] WHOSE HEAP IS THAT?
[ Esq. Joe ]
LOOKS MIGHTY DESERTED.

[ Louis ]
HEY, BINGO, FIND OUT
WHAT´S HAPPENIN´.

[ Fat Sam ]
WHAT KIND OF TOWN IS THIS?
THIS AIN´T NO BALLPARK.

MR. LONG, IS IT LOCKED?
LET´S BREAK IN.
[ Banging On Door ]

[ Pounding ]
HEY! HEY!

WHAT THE HELL´S
GOIN´ ON AROUND HERE?
NO GAME TODAY.

WHAT YOU TALKIN´ ABOUT NO GAME?
THIS IS SUNDAY THE 24th.
THIS IS JEFFERSONVILLE.

WE THE ALL-STARS.
WHERE´RE THE ROMAN GLADIOLUS?

THEY AIN´T HERE.
THE GAME BEEN CANCELED...
ON ACCOUNT OF RAIN.

[ Bingo ]
RAIN? WHAT RAIN?
IT AIN´T EVEN MOIST.

I CAN TELL YOU FELLAS,
YOU AIN´T FROM AROUND
THESE PARTS...

BECAUSE WE GOT SOME
FICKLE WEATHER AROUND HERE.

JUST ANY MINUTE
COULD BE A RIP SNORTER.

YEAH, I HEARD THIS WAS
TOR-TORNADO COUNTRY.

YEAH, YEAH.

THE HELL WITH THE GLADIOLUS.
THERE´S A GAME IN EVERY TOWN.
COME ON.

[ Fat Sam ]
I DON´T KNOW, BINGO.
YOU SMELL A RAT, HUH?

YEAH, RIGHT.
WE BETTER SEND
A COUPLE OF TELEGRAMS.

[ Car Engine Revs ]
[ Man ]
OKAY.

[ Stuttering ]
WELL, WELL...
I GUESS THAT´S THAT.

JUST, JUST LIKE I SAID.
IT WASN´T NO PROBLEM.

I´M ALWAYS GLAD TO HELP
WHEN I CAN.

YEAH, WE SEEN YOU GONE
TO A LITTLE TROUBLE,
SO HERE´S A LITTLE SOMETHIN´...

TO HELP COVER
YOUR EXPENSES.

WILL THAT BE
SATISFACTORY?

OH, YEAH, OH, YEAH.
YES, SIR.
OH, MY. OH, YEAH.

THANK YOU.
H-H-H-HURRY BACK.
BE SEEIN´ YA.

[ Door Closes ]

[ Telegraph Keys Clicking ]

[ Esq. Joe ]
BRING ME A WHOLE WATERMELON
WITHOUT THE SEEDS.

[ Leon ]
THE ONLY BOOKERS THAT BOTHERED
TO ANSWER SAID, "NO, THANK YOU."

OH, WE TOO GOOD, LEON.
THEY JUST SCARED
TO TAKE US ON.

ONLY ONE THING GONNA SCARE
A BOOKER AWAY FROM MAKIN´ MONEY,
AND IT AIN´T US.

THE MASTERS
IS FIGHTIN´ BACK.

IF THE LORD DONE DECIDED
TO END THIS TEAM,
HIS WILL BE DONE.

OH, SALLIE POTTER
AIN´T THE LORD!

I´M A THOUSAND MILES
FROM ST. LOUIS AND THAT MAN
STILL TELLIN´ ME WHAT TO DO.

OKAY, AMIGOS.
IT´S QUITTING TIME.

[ Isaac ]
CAN´T ARGUE WITH THAT.

I KEEP TELLIN´ YOU BOYS,
THE WHITE LEAGUES
IS THE ONLY ANSWER.

CHARLIE, YOU´RE RIGHT!
I´M RIGHT?

WHAT, ARE YOU
GONNA PASS FOR WHITE?
KING KONG GOT A BETTER CHANCE.

LOOKY HERE.
US COLORED FOLKS IS A MINORITY
IN THIS COUNTRY, RIGHT?

THEN IT SEEM TO ME
THAT WE BARNSTORMERS
IN A VOLUME BUSINESS.

AIN´T THAT CLEAR?
AIN´T WHAT CLEAR?

LOOK, TARZAN.

OVER WHAT DON´T
SALLIE POTTER
HAVE NO CONTROL?

WHAT DO WE NEVER RUN OUT OF
IN THIS COUNTRY?

WHITE FOLKS!

♫ [ "Star Spangled Banner" ]

♫

[ Umpire ]
PLAY BALL!

C´MON. LET´S GO, GUYS.
LET´S GO.
LET´S PLAY BALL.

[ Cheering ]

[ Umpire ]
SAFE!

[ Firecrackers Exploding ]

[ Laughing ]

GET IN THERE. SIT DOWN.
WE´RE HERE TO PLAY BALL.
WE DON´T HAVE TO TAKE THIS.

THAT´S ALL RIGHT.TAKE IT EASY.
THEY´S SUPPOSED TO
TREAT US NICE.

THEM NIGGERS THINK
THEY´RE HOT STUFF.
YEAH, RIGHT.

LET´S GO.
HERE COMES FAT BOY NOW.

[ Catcher ]
WATCH IT THERE, BATTER.

LOOK AT THEM KNEES
KNOCKIN´.

LET´S GO.
COME ON.

MAKE YOUR TURN.
MAKE YOUR TURN.

WAIT NOW.

- NO! NO!
- [ Booing ]

[ Booing Continues ]

GET BACK.
IT´S JUST A BALL GAME.

WHAT´S YOU TALKIN´ ABOUT?
THAT AIN´T RIGHT.

[ Umpire ]
BATTER UP. PLAY BALL.

WHAT THE HELL
YOU LOOKIN´ AT, NIGGER?

GONNA BE A LONG GAME.

BETTER THAN LIMPIN´ BACK
TO SALLIE POTTER THOUGH.
I DON´T KNOW.

SALLIE MIGHT BE MEAN AND CHEAP,
BUT AS FAR AS I KNOW, HE AIN´T
NEVER GOT NOBODY LYNCHED.

[ Booing ]
YOU´RE A BUNCH OF BUMS!
KILL ´EM! KILL ´EM!

GET A BATTER UP.

LET´S GET THIS BATTER NOW.
DON´T LET HIM HIT ONE OUT THERE.

WATCH ME NOW.
I MIGHT STEAL SOMETHIN´.

-WE GOT THIS GUY.
- BALL ONE.

SLIDE, SLIDE!

SAFE!

OUT!

TIME!

[ Laughing ]

[ Both Laughing ]

THE GUY ON SECOND´S
GOT A RAZOR!

[ Laughing Continues ]

HIT A HOME RUN,
I´LL BUY YA SOME POPCORN.

OH, NO, BINGO.
NOT ME. IT AIN´T MANLY.

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?
WE GONNA WIN ANYWAY.

YOU POKES ANOTHER HOMER,
THEM OAKIES ARE LIABLE TO GET
THE TAR ´N´ FEATHERS.

I AIN´T GONNA SHINE
FOR NO WHITE FOLKS.

YOU ONLY GOTTA PRETEND.
THEY WON´T KNOW WE PRETENDIN´,
SO WE´S ONE UP ON ´EM.

[ Umpire ]
C´MON.
GET A BATTER UP HERE.

[ Umpire ] STRIKE ONE!
BOYS, HOW ´BOUT SELLING ME
ONE OF THOSE TORPEDOES?

HOLD IT, EVERYBODY.
RELIEF PITCHER COMIN´ IN.

GET THE HELL OUT, BINGO.
I TOLD YOU
I AIN´T PLAYIN´ ALONG.

YOU JUST AFRAID
I´M GONNA WHIFF YOU
IN FRONT OF ALL THESE FOLKS.

WHAT THE HELL YOU THINK
YOU´RE DOIN´?
I WANNA PLAY A GAG ON MY FRIEND.

JUST GIVE ME THE BALL,
AND I´LL BE YOUR BOY
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

WHAT DO YOU NIGGERS
THINK THIS IS?
YOU KNOW HOW NIGGERS IS.

BOY, I´M GONNA WHACK
THAT BALL SO FAR...

THEY GOTTA HOP ON A TRAIN
TO CATCH IT.

I WARN YOU, LEON.
THIS ONE GONNA BE
A SMOKER!

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY...

FROM THE BINGO LONG
TRAVELING ALL-STARS
AND MOTOR KINGS!

[ Crowd Cheering ]

[ Charlie ] IT´S THE NUMBER
OF TIMES YOU BEEN AT BAT
AND BEEN PITCHED AT...

DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF TIMES
YOU SWING.

SEE, I SWUNG AT THE BALL
MORE THAN I HIT.

THAT WOULDN´T GIVE ME
A GOOD BATTIN´ AVERAGE EITHER.

THERE´S GOTTA BE A WAY
TO DO THIS.

♫GIVE ´EM
A RAZZLE-DAZZLE SMILE ♫

♫THEN YOU CAN DAZZLE ´EM
WITH STYLE ♫

♫IT´S A FACT
THERE AIN´T NOTHIN´ DULLER ♫

♫THAN A MAN
WHO JUST AIN´T GOT COLOR ♫

♫EVERY TIME THE CLOWN COMES ON
HE... STEALS THE SHOW ♫

♫IF YOU SPENT LIFE ♫

♫INSIDE A CAGE ♫

♫I THINK IT´S TIME ♫

♫YOU FOUND THE STAGE ♫

♫JUST PUT A JOKE IN YOUR STROKE
WHEN YOU ROW YOUR BOAT ♫

♫GRIND YOUR BEHIND
AND YOU´LL STAY AFLOAT ♫

♫IF YOUR LIFE HAS BEEN
OUT OF FOCUS ♫

♫JUST GIVE IT SOME
HOCUS-POCUS ♫

♫GIVE ´EM A
RAZZLE-DAZZLE SPIEL ♫

♫THEY´RE GONNA LOVE
THE WAY THEY FEEL ♫

♫HEARTS ARE WARM
AND THE SMILES ARE WIDER ♫

♫ANYWHERE THAT THE LIGHTS
ARE BRIGHTER ♫

♫GET THAT RAZZLE-DAZZLE
IN YOUR ♫

♫MMM, RAZZLE
MMM, DAZZLE ♫

♫GET RAZZLE-DAZZLE
IN YOUR, MMM ♫

♫RAZZLE, MMM, DAZZLE ♫

♫GET RAZZLE-DAZZLE
IN YOUR LIFE ♫

I GOT IT!
I GOT IT!

[ Crowd Cheering ]

[ Bingo´s Voice ]
YOU KNOW, SOMEDAY I´LL BE
SO OLD, MY ARM WILL BE GONE.

THAT´S THE DAY I´M GONNA
LOOK BACK ON THE OLD DAYS
OF BARNSTORMIN´ AND SMILE.

THIS IS THE BEST THING
THAT COULD HAPPEN TO A
BALLPLAYER. THAT´S RIGHT.

BETTER THAN BEING
ON SALLIE´S PLANTATION.

YEAH, AND THE SLAVES
DONE RUN OFF ALL RIGHT.
YEAH.

IN ST. LOUIS, YOU
CAN´T EVEN SEE THE STARS
AT NIGHT.

SO MUCH FOR THE LOCKOUT,
SALLIE.

THE ALL-STARS
STILL ROLLIN´ ALONG.

THE LOCKOUT WORKED PERFECT.
AND THE PROOF IS,
THEY PLAYIN´ WHITE TEAMS.

I CALL THAT DESPERATION.

SALLIE, YOU DON´T KNOW
THE MEANIN´ OF THE WORD.

NO ONE WANTS TO SEE MY TEAM
PLAY WITHOUT CHAMP CHAMBERS.
WE STARVIN´ IN ATLANTA.

AND WE STARVIN´
IN CHICAGO TOO!

BUT, LADY--
DUMBBELL!

YOU COULD USE A LITTLE
STARVATION, YOU BEHEMOTH!

FOOL. THAT EMBALMIN´ FLUID
DONE GONE TO YOUR BRAIN.

NOW, GENTLEMEN,

SALLIE POTTER´S
PLAN´S FAILED.

AND WE BETTER BOOK US
SOME "EXTRADITION" GAMES,
´FORE WE ALL GO BROKE.

THAT´S A GOOD IDEA.
WITH THESE NIGHT GAMES
THEY GOT STARTED--

LOOKY HERE! THE ALL-STARS
AIN´T GOT NO OWNER,
AND THEY PAY NO SALARIES.

SHARE THE MONEY OUT EQUAL,
ONE AND ALL.

WE DON´T WANNA BOOK NO GAMES
WITH AN OPERATION LIKE THAT.
HUH?

I ALREADY GOT A COUPLE
OF AGENTS IN THE FIELD.

I GIVE ´EM THE WORD,

THEY´RE PREPARED
TO TAKE STRONGER ACTION
AGAINST THEM REBELS.

THAT´S A GOOD IDEA.

[ Laughing ]

ATTA BOY, BINGO.
GIVE ´IM THAT GORILLA BALL.

HE CAN´T HIT IT.

[ Fat Sam ]
GO GET IT, JOE!

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

I´M TRYIN´ IT, YOU KNOW.
I GOTTA RUN THAT BALL DOWN
ONCE IN A WHILE.

HEY, FAT SAM,
WAIT JUST A MINUTE.

HOW´D Y´ALL LIKE
THAT GAME TODAY?
YOU LIKE THAT GAME?

WHAT´D YOU THINK
OF THAT GORILLA BALL?

HEY, KID, YOU WERE TERRIFIC.
NEVER SEEN A YOUNG PLAYER
DO THE THINGS YOU CAN.

THANK YOU, SIR.
WHAT´S YOUR NAME?

ESQUIRE JOE CALLOWAY.
LET ME HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH.

I´D BE PROUD TO.

YOU TAKE THIS HERE.

ALL RIGHT, GIVE ME
YOUR HEAD. I WANNA WRITE
ON TOP OF YOUR HEAD.

HELLO THERE, RAINBOW.

WHADDYA SAY?
HE DON´T SAY NOTHIN´,
REMEMBER?

[ Snickers ]

HOW ´BOUT A CIGAR,
RAINBOW?

AIN´T YOU GONNA OFFER ME
A NICE, GREEN CIGAR,
RAINBOW?

HELL, THEY BE BETTER OFF
WITH A WATCHDOG.

[ Bingo ]
RAINBOW, WHO WAS IT?

THIS DUMMY LOST EVERY PENNY
BACK TO THE OWNERS.

- ALL RIGHT.
THAT CINCHES IT.
- WHERE´RE YOU GOIN´?

LAFFERTY. I FIGURE THAT
SALLIE´S MEN ARE ON THEIR WAY...

TO MESS UP THE GAME WITH
THE STAR OF DAVID TEAM TOO.

SO I´M GONNA BEAT ´EM
TO THE PUNCH AND MAKE SURE
THAT GAME IS STILL ON.

SEE YA IN LAFFERTY.

[ Bingo ]
WE BE RIGHT BEHIND YOU,
LEON.

HOLD IT, BINGO. YOU AIN´T PAID
OUT THE MONEY FOR TODAY´S GAME.

WE IN A HURRY, WALTER.
I´LL GIVE IT TO YOU
IN LAFFERTY.

CONSIDERIN´ WHAT´S HAPPENED,
I THINK WE´D LIKE
OUR MONEY NOW.

[ Indistinct Agreement ]

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
IT BOILS DOWN TO $7 APIECE.

WHAT ABOUT RAINBOW HERE?
HE COST US HEAVY TODAY.

[ Bingo ]
IT WASN´T RAINBOW´S FAULT.

SALLIE COULD´VE GOTTEN
TO ANY ONE OF US. RAINBOW´S
BEEN WORKIN´ HARD FOR THE TEAM.

HE DESERVES FULL SHARE.
I DON´T KNOW, BINGO.

IT JUST SEEMS TO ME
THAT OL´ TAR BABY OVER HERE,

ALL HE DO IS HAND ME MY BATS,
AND... BOB HIS HEAD.

[ Louis ]
YOU TELL IT.
[ Willie ] YEAH, FAT SAM.

OH, MY GOLLY,
I DONE FORGOT!

I MADE A DEAL FOR HALF
THE CONCESSION MONEY.
WE GOT ANOTHER $14 TO SPLIT.

- THEM FOLKS WAS SURE
HUNGRY TODAY!
- KNEW HE WAS HOLDIN´ BACK.

HERE´S SOME
FOR RAINBOW TOO.

[ Isaac ] ALL RIGHT.
NOW LET´S GET MOVIN´.
COME ON!

[ Honey Laughs ]
DID YOU SEE THE WAY
THAT BOY SHOOK?

LET´S SEE. $163.43!

THEM BOYS KEEP THAT UP,
WE BE IN GOOD SHAPE
ON THIS TRIP.

CHARLIE, WHEN ARE YOU
GONNA GET THAT HUNK OF JUNK
OUT OF THIS SQUARE?

YOU´RE BLOCKING TRAFFIC.

HOLD IT.
THE HOLLY ARMS HOTEL?
RIGHT OVER THERE.

C´MON. KEEP IT MOVING.

HEY, BINGO!

[ Excited Chatting ]

WE GOT OUR RESERVATIONS HERE,
AND THE GAME IS ON.

[ Chatter, Piano Playing ]

♫ [ Piano ]

[ Charlie ]
DO IT AGAIN! YEOW!
[ Esq. Joe ] YEAH!

[ Charlie ] YOU´VE GOT TO KNOW
HOW TO LIVE, MY FRIEND.

YOU DRINK THIS DOWN,
IT PUT LEAD IN YOUR PENCIL.

THIS HERE THE ERASER.
THIS IS THE ERASER.

YES, SIR. YOU GOTTA GET
A GOOD STANCE NOW.
COME ON. HOLD ON.

PUT IT TO YOUR LIPS
VERY EASY.
TO YOUR LIPS.

AND YOU DRINK.

WOW!
WOW!

NOT VERY SMOOTH,
BUT ONCE IT DOWN,
YOU DON´T FEEL A THING, EH?

I DON´T FEEL
NOTHIN´ NOW.
UH, UH, UH!

WHOO!
[ Coughing ]

SEE,
I KNOW YOU LIKE IT.

HEY, GIRLIE!
TWO BOURBON.

NO, CANCEL THAT.
WE IN TRAINING, LEON.

NO BOURBON. HOW DO YOU EXPECT
TO PLAY YOUR BEST GAME IF YOU
GET DRUNK THE NIGHT BEFORE?

SHIT! I HITS BETTER
WHEN I CAN SEE
MORE THAN ONE BALL.

WHY AIN´T YOU DRINKIN´?
I AIN´T GOT NO MONEY.

NO MONEY? THERE WAS
A LOT OF FOLKS WATCHIN´ YOU
PITCH THAT GORILLA BALL.

I KNOW, I KNOW,
BUT YOU SEE,
IT´S LIKE THIS, LEON.

I HAD TO PASS OUT MY CUT
TO THE BOYS AND TELL ´EM
IT WAS POPCORN MONEY.

I MEAN, THEY WAS
TURNIN´ ON RAINBOW.

MURCHMAN AGAIN?
UH-HUH,
THAT SON OF A BITCH.

BINGO, I´M REALLY
PROUD OF YOU, MAN.

I´M PROUD TO BE YOUR
TEAMMATE AND FRIEND...

´CAUSE YOU SETTIN´ AN EXAMPLE
OF BROTHERHOOD AMONG ATHLETES
THAT´LL GO DOWN IN HISTORY.

HISTORY, BINGO.
I LOVES YOU, AND
I´M TRULY PROUD OF YOU.

[ Laughing ]

I´S PROUD OF YOU TOO,
LEON.
WHY IS THAT?

´CAUSE I GAVE ´EM
YOUR SHARE TOO.
[ Laughing ]

I GUESS WE BETTER MAKE
THIS ONE SHOT OF BOURBON
GO ALL NIGHT, HUH?

WELL, AT LEAST IT DON´T
COST NOTHIN´ TO SCUFFLE.

HEY, GIRLIE!
SOMEBODY CLOSE THE WINDOW
AND LET IT GET HOTTER!

[ Champ ]
BOOGIE-WOOGIE.

LEON!

IF YOU THINK I DONE YOU WRONG,
YOU CAN HAVE MY SHARE TOMORROW.

HEY, MAN, YOU GOT TO GET RID
OF THAT SOLEMN LOOK.

[ Charlie ]
YI, YI, YI, YI, YI.

YI, YI, YI!
DO YOU SEE THAT?

AIN´T NO WOMEN LIKE THAT
DOWN IN STERNVILLE.

IF THERE AIN´T,
YOU MUST´VE HAD
A VERY SAD CHILDHOOD.

I PLAYED BALL A LOT.
YES, SIR.
YOU DID?

I´M GONNA SHOW YOU
HOW A PRO DOES IT.
YOU GONNA GO OVER THERE?

SURE. YOU THINK I´M AFRAID
´CAUSE SHE´S WHITE?
THAT DON´T SCARE CARLOS NEVADA.

I HAVE AN APPROACH.
YOU GOT AN APPROACH?

A TECHNIQUE.
SHE LOOKED THIS WAY.
DID YOU SEE HER?

BARTENDER, TWO MORE.
ANDALE, ANDALE. i´PRONTO!

BLONDES LIKE MY TYPE OF MAN:
TALL, DARK AND HANDSOME.

YOU SURE IS THAT!
[ Chuckling ]

YEAH.

SHE CAN TELL.
EXPERIENCE.

SAY "HEY" FOR ME.

WHAT´S ON YOUR MIND,
SMOKE?

BUENOSKNOCKERS,SENORA.
CAN I BUY YOU A DRINK?

DON´T YOU KNOW THE RULES
AROUND HERE, SONNY?

OH, YOU THINK I´M COLORED!
I´M NOT COLORED. I´M CUBAN!

CARLOS NEVADA, A VERY FAMOUS
CUBAN BASEBALL PLAYER.

I´M ON MY WAY TO BE
INELBIG TIME.
CUBAN, HUH?

[ Woman ]
YOU COLORED, YOU KNOW,
YOU SLAY ME.

IT´S THE WAY YOU ALL TALK.
I DON´T KNOW.

IT´S THE WAY WE TALK?
HOW ´BOUT $5?

[ Laughing ]
$5?

HOW´D YOU GET SO FUNNY?
[ Laughing ]

HOW ´BOUT $7.50?
[ Laughing ]

LISTEN, BLACK BEAUTY,
I´LL TELL YOU WHAT.

WE´LL GO UP TO MY ROOM.
WE´LL NEGOTIATE.

WE GO UP TO YOUR ROOM,
WE NEGOTIATE. THINK
YOU´RE KIDDIN´ SOMEBODY?

COME ON.
COME ON?
THAT´S IT?

UP TO HER ROOM BY MYSELF ALONE?
I´M NOT EVEN CARLOS NEVADA.

MMM.
[ Giggles ]

[ Giggling ]

YOU´RE FABULOUS.
CARLOS GOIN´
TO GIVE YOU $10.

YOU DON´T TELL NOBODY,
OKAY?
OKAY. OKAY.

IT´S AMERICAN MONEY.
VERY GOOD.

PERFUME.
FANTASTIC!

IF YOU´RE A BALLPLAYER,
HONEY, WHY DON´T YOU
SLIDE ON HOME TO MAMA?

I´M GETTING MY BAT READY.
[ Giggling ]

OH, MY GOD! IT´S NOTHING.
EVERYBODY IN MY COUNTRY HAS ONE.

[ Giggling Continues ]
I LOVE A WOMAN
WHO CAN LAUGH.

HOW NICE TO BE IN THIS COUNTRY.
YOU DON´T KNOW HOW I FEEL.

IT REMINDS ME OF WHEN
I WAS A KID IN MONTEVIDEO.

- [ Screams ]
- BEAT IT, LADY!

HE MADE ME DO IT!
IT WASN´T MY IDEA, I SWEAR!

SHE MADE ME DO IT!
IT WASN´T MY IDEA, I SWEAR!
[ Screaming ]

[ Screaming Continues ]

AAH! AAH!

[ Screaming ]

[ Woman ]
MAKE THEM GET OUT OF HERE!

BINGO!

LEON!

AH, SHIT!

[ Screaming ]

SHH, SHH, PLEASE.
JUST DROP ME OFF
AT THE BASEBALL PARK.

OKAY?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I´M SORRY I DON´T HAVE
MONEY FOR A TIP. SHH.

[ Crowd Laughing, Cheering ]

LOX, CREAM CHEESE,
BAGELS.

CRACKER JACKS, POPCORN,
EVERYTHING!

PLAY!

STRIKE THREE
AND YOU´RE OUT.

WHAT HAPPENED TO
YOUR BATTIN´ EYE, MR. NEVADA?

I LEFT IT LAST NIGHT
WITH A HUNDRED POUNDS
OF WHITE MEAT.

AND NOW I MUST GO MAKE
POO-POO CACA.

♫LA POO-POO CACA
LA POO-POO CACA ♫

HEY, FELLA,
BACK OF THE LINE.

[ Cheering ]

[ Umpire ]
SAFE!

♫LA CACA POO-POO
LA CACA POO-POO ♫

HI.
AGH!

NOT THIS TIME,
CHARLIE.
OOOH!

[ Coughing ]

GOT A LITTLE SOMETHIN´
FOR YA, CHARLIE.

CAN I ASK A QUESTION?
YEAH.

IF YA CUT ME,
WHO GONNA PLAY RIGHT FIELD?

[ Laughing ]

OH, SHIT.

WHY´RE YOU SHAKIN´,
CHARLIE?

YOUR TEAM´S GONNA WIN
IF LEON CATCH HOLD OF ONE.

WAIT FOR THE CROWD
TO ROAR.

BALL ONE!

- SHH.
- [ Groaning ]

- [ Cheering ]
- NOW!

[ Muffled Screaming ]

[ Cheering Continues ]

[ Screaming ]

BIN...GO.

[ Leon ]
GET A BLANKET.

EXCUSE ME, MA´AM.
HOW´S HE DOIN´?

THE DOCTOR SAYS MORE SURGERY
WILL BE NECESSARY.
A FEW MORE CUTS WON´T MATTER.

DID HE SAY ANYTHING
BEFORE HE PASSED OUT?

HE BABBLED A LOT.
HE KEPT CALLING
FOR HIS GIRLFRIEND.

WHICH ONE? HE´S GOT MORE
THAN ANYBODY IN THE LEAGUE.

I THINK THE NAME WAS SALLIE.
THAT´S RIGHT, SALLIE POTTS.

HE KEPT ASKING FOR HER.

[ Whispering ]
SALLIE POTTS.

SALLIE POTTER.

THIS IS FOR YOUR WHOLE BLOOD
AND DRUGS: SULFUR.

IT´S VERY EXPENSIVE.
THEN HIS DOCTOR FEES,
ANESTHESIA AND SURGERY.

AND DR. McCARTHY
HAS FOUND A DOSE OF...

[ Clears Throat ]
YOU KNOW WHAT,

AND OF COURSE WE HAVE
TO CLEAN THAT OUT.

EXCUSE ME, MA´AM, BUT I
SHOULD TELL YOU RIGHT OFF...

THAT WE ONLY GOT $225.

THAT´S FROM
LAST NIGHT´S GAME.
WE DON´T GOT NO OTHER.

YOU KNOW THAT HE HAS BEEN HURT
FAR WORSE THAN $225.

BUT WE´LL TAKE
WHAT WE CAN GET.

HE LIKES ICE CREAM...
VANILLA, IF YOU´VE GOT SOME.

ALL RIGHT... VANILLA.

SALLIE PULL THAT STUFF,
WE´RE GONNA HAVE A HARD TIME
KEEPIN´ THE TEAM TOGETHER.

NO, IT WASN´T SALLIE WHO DONE
IT. CHARLIE SAID IT WAS BOYS
FROM THE RED FEATHER LOUNGE...

ON ACCOUNT OF
HIS FOOLIN´ AROUND
WITH THE WHITE MEAT.

YEAH? I ALWAYS KNEW THAT BOY´S
ARYAN PROCLIVITIES WOULD GET
HIS NUTS IN THE COOKER.

HOW WE GONNA PAY
FOR THAT HOTEL?

HOW IS HE?
HE´S OKAY.
HE´S ALL RIGHT.

[ Shotgun Blast ]

YOU GENTLEMEN
CHECKING OUT?

INASMUCH AS I WAS PRESENT
AT LAST NIGHT´S CONTEST...

AND KNEW YOU WERE STAYING
AT MY HOTEL,

I TOOK THE LIBERTY
OF SECURING THE COST
OF YOUR STAY.

WE WAS COUNTIN´ ON YOUR
KINDNESS AND UNDERSTANDIN´,
MR. BOSTRUM,

TO SEE US THROUGH
OUR MISFORTUNE ´CAUSE
WE DONE FELL ON HARD TIMES,

AND WE KNEW THAT
A FREETHINKIN´ GENTLEMAN
SUCH AS YOURSELF...

WOULD HELP US GET BACK
ON OUR FEET.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
YOU NIGGERS CAN LAY
YOUR LOSSES OFF ON ME?

IT´S BLACKBIRD TRASH LIKE YOU
THAT´S HOLDING
THE COLORED PEOPLE BACK.

WHEEL IT OUT.
COME ON.

WHERE ARE THEY TAKIN´
MY CAR?

IT WILL BE SOLD AT
PUBLIC AUCTION UNDER THE
SUPERVISION OF SHERIFF GLEASON.

AND THERE´S NOTHING
YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

[ Fat Sam ]
THE MAN GOT THE CAR.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO NOW?

YEAH, BINGO,
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?
I´M WITH YOU, BINGO.

I´M HUNGRY.

I KNOW. WE CAN GO FOUR
TO A SEAT, AND TAKE TURNS
STANDIN´ ON THE RUNNIN´ BOARD.

MIGHT HAVE TO LEAVE
SOME OF THE LUGGAGE, THOUGH.

[ Men Grumbling ]

MAN, THESE POTATOES
IS HEAVY!

[ Boy #2 ]
HOW ELSE WE S´POSE
TO MAKE MONEY, FOOL?

THEY SAY THEY GONNA PAY US
$5 EACH.

IT OUGHTA GO FAST
IF WE GET TO IT.

THERE YOU GO.
THAT´S ONE.
[ Men Laughing ]

[ Yelling ]

♫STEAL AWAY
STEAL AWAY ♫

♫TO JESUS ♫

♫STEAL AWAY
STEAL AWAY, ALL ♫

♫AIN´T GOT LONG
TO STAY HERE ♫

[ Groaning ]

[ Yelling ]

I HATE THESE
GODDAMN POTATOES!

I HATE
THIS GODDAMN FIELD!

I HATE THIS GODDAMN TEAM.
FORGIVE ME, FATHER DIVINE.

DAMN IT, MURCHMAN.
PICK THEM POTATOES UP.

YOU PICK ´EM UP.
I QUIT.

ANY MAN BATTING .426
GOT NO BUSINESS
SWINGIN´ A RAKE.

- WHERE YOU GOIN´?
- I´M GONNA GET ME A COLD
LEMONADE IN ST. LOUIS.

HEY, MURCH,
WAIT FOR ME.
HEY, SAM.

LOOK OUT.
I GOT FOUR KIDS
TO WORRY ABOUT.

YOU GOT FIVE, SAM,
BUT THAT AIN´T THE POINT.
WE´RE A TEAM.

YOU CAN´T LEAVE.
I´M SORRY, BINGO,

BUT IF I WANT POTATOES,
I´LL BUY ´EM AT THE DAMN STORE.

GO AHEAD, THEN!
TAKE OFF!

WE DON´T NEED NO QUITTERS.
THERE´S PLENTY OF PLAYERS
DYIN´ TO PLAY ON THIS CLUB.

AIN´T THAT RIGHT?

YOU GOIN´ TO ST. LOUIS?

DON´T NONE OF THE REST OF Y´ALL
GET NO FUNNY IDEAS ABOUT DOIN´
SOMETHIN´ YOU´LL REGRET LATER.

WE´S A TEAM ON
THE BASEBALL FIELD, AND WE´S
A TEAM ON THE POTATO FIELD.

RIGHT!
RIGHT!

THIS IS GOOD WORK!
I LOVE THIS WORK!

I´M THE PRINCE
OF POTATO PICKERS.
YEAH!

- EVERYBODY SAY YEAH.
- [ Together ]
YEAH!

- YEAH!
- ONE POTATO.

TWO POTATO,
THREE POTATO, FOUR.

FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO,
SEVEN POTATO MO´.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT!

NAME?
BARNETT LONG.

GOOD WORK, LONG.
$2.65.

WHERE´S MY $5?
WHAT $5?
YOU PICKED 24 BUSHELS.

EVERYBODY TOLD ME
IT WAS $5.

IT IS $5 THE LONG TON.
NEXT MAN.

I´VE BEEN OUT HERE
ALL DAY LONG, AND ALL I GOT
IS $2.65 TO SHOW FOR IT?

YOU WANT TO GIVE IT BACK?
NEXT MAN.

WILLIE SHIVELY.
SHIVELY.

$2.70.
SH--

LOUIS KEYSTONE.
KEYSTONE.
KEY--

[ Auctioneer Calling ]

[ Auctioneer Continues ]

WE´RE LATE.

[ Auctioneer Continues ]

SOLD. $120.
TAKE IT OFF, SIR.
MOVING OVER TO LOT NUMBER SIX.

1934 FORD TOURING MODEL,

COMPLETE WITH A COLLECTION OF
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL EQUIPMENT.

TAKE A GOOD LOOK
AT THIS PAINT JOB,
AND GOOD TIRES TOO.

HOW MUCH WE GOT?
$48.25.

$48.25.
I´LL START OUT WITH $35.
I´LL SCAM OFF EARLY.

I´LL START THE BIDDING OFF
AT $84.

[ Auctioneer Calling ]

$84, GOING, GOING, GONE.
SOLD TO ME, CORLISS MOTORS.

$84.
THANK YOU, SIR.

LOT NUMBER SEVEN OVER HERE
IS A STOCK CHOPPER.

WHO´LL START THE BIDDIN´ OFF
ON THIS BEAUTY?
A BRAND-NEW, FRESH PAINT JOB--

I WAS STUPID TO BRING YOU
OUT HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

YOU GOBBLED UP A FULL SHARE
EVERY PAYDAY.

WHAT DID YOU DO TO EARN IT?
NOTHIN´!

COULDN´T´VE BEEN MORE USELESS
IF THAT FAST BALL HAD´VE
TORE OFF YOUR WHOLE HEAD.

HUNGRY?
HAD ENOUGH TO EAT?

LET ME HAVE
ONE OF THOSE SANDWICHES.

HERE.
IT´S A LONG TRIP.

IF YOU NEED ANYTHING,
WRITE IT DOWN AND SHOW IT
TO THE BUS DRIVER.

HE´LL KNOW WHAT TO DO.
AND DON´T GO POKIN´ YOUR NOSE
INTO NO PINOCHLE GAMES!

WHERE´D THAT LEON
GO TO?

DAMN, I WISH YOU COULD TALK!
MAYBE YOU COULD TELL ME
HOW WE FOULED UP.

I SURE AS HELL DON´T KNOW.

IF FAIR AND SQUARE DON´T WORK,
WHAT DO?
OKAY, HERE YOU GO.

THERE´S A CHANGE IN CHICAGO
FOR RALEIGH.

YOU LEAVE THEM GIRLS
ALONE NOW, HEAR?

[ Sniffling ]

SO LONG,
RAINBOW.

I´M SORRY.

BINGO, WE GOT OUR BACKS
UP AGAINST THE WALL,

NO PLACE TO GO.

WHAT DO YOU SAY WE GET BACK
IN THE CAR AND GO ON BACK
WHERE WE COME FROM?

IT´S ALL OVER, MAN.

I GUESS YOU´RE RIGHT,
LEON.

[ Sighs ]

HOW ´BOUT I MEET Y´ALL BACK HERE
´BOUT A HALF HOUR? I GOT
SOMETHIN´ I GOTTA DO FIRST.

HERE, HAVE SOMETHIN´ TO EAT
ON ME.

WHERE´RE YOU GOIN´?

WHAT WAS THAT YOU ONCE TOLD ME
ABOUT SEIZIN´
THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION?

[ Men Chatting ]

IT´LL COST YA FOUR.
COME ON, LARS.

LET´S HAVE SOME CHANGE
OUT OF THERE.

HERE YOU GO.
YOU CALLIN´?
ALL RIGHT, WE´RE ALL IN.

OKAY. BIG KING,
BIG TEN,
PAIR OF SEVENS.

I´LL BET A HALF.
IT´LL COST YOU 75 CENTS
TO STAY, LARS.

LET´S SEE
WHAT YOU GOT THERE.
SURE ENOUGH.

[ Chatting Continues ]

[ Laughs ]

[ Door Squeaks ]

[ Bostrum ]
YOU´VE JUST GOT COONS
IN YOUR GARBAGE.

[ Radio Buzzing ]

[ Radio Dial Clicks ]
♫ON THE GOOD SHIP ♫

♫LOLLIPOP, IT´S-- ♫

[ Radio Blaring ]

[ Radio Continues ]

[ Radio Announcer ]
DOWN IN THE TORTURE CHAMBERS,
FLASH AND HIS FRIENDS...

HAVE BEEN PUT TO WORK
STOKING THE GREAT FURNACES
OF THE HAWK MEN.

[ Arguing ]
SEIZE THE MEANS
OF PRODUCTION?

OH! SWEET JESUS!

THAT POOR CHILD´S
GONNA GET HISSELF LYNCHED.
WHAT´S THE MATTER, LEON?

NOTHIN´, UNLESS THEY DONE
ALREADY GOT BINGO TREED.

C´MON.
C´MON, C´MON.

STEP ON IT.
WAIT, LEON.
WE COMIN´!

[ Radio Blaring ]

[ Announcer ]
IT´S ADVENTURE TIME
WITH LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE.

HEY, BOSS,
DON´T YOU DO IT!

♫ [ "Theme From
The Lone Ranger" ]

♫

STICK ´EM UP, JAZZBO.

WHOA THERE!

DAMN IT, GLEASON.
HIT HIM!

[ Radio ]
A FIERY HORSE WITH
THE SPEED OF LIGHT.

A CLOUD OF DUST,
AND A HEARTY HEIGH-HO, SILVER!
THE LONE RANGER.

♫ [ "Theme From
The Lone Ranger" Continues ]

♫

NO WONDER THIS TEAM IS--
BREAKIN´ UP?
GO GET ´EM!

[ Siren Wailing ]

[ Tires Screeching ]

[ Radio Announcer ]
...WITH HIS FAITHFUL
INDIAN COMPANION TONTO,

THE DARING AND RESOURCEFUL
MASKED RIDER OF THE PLAINS
LED THE FIGHT FOR LAW AND ORDER.

FROM OUT OF A PASS COME
THE THUNDERING HOOFBEATS
OF THE GREAT HORSE SILVER!

- [ Bostrum ]
CARL, AIN´T THAT YOUR CAR?
- IT´S A GODDAMN CONSPIRACY!

[ Radio ]
COME ON, SILVER.
HEIGH-HO, SILVER! AWAY!

A MILE A MINUTE!
HELL, YOU´LL NEVER CATCH
THAT V-12.

[ Horn Honking ]

[ Honking Continues ]

[ Honking ]

DON´T SHOOT!
I SURRENDER!

GET IN QUICK.
IT´S ONLY ME, YOU DOPE.

[ Siren Wailing ]

GIMME THE DAMN THING.
C´MON!

[ Gunshot ]

[ Corliss ]
GODDAMN! WHAT IS THIS?

[ Bostrum ] THERE´S
SOMETHING WRONG. THERE´S
A LOT OF SMOKE IN THE CAR.

NO SHIT!
[ Coughing ]

[ Coughing Continues ]

AH!
DON´T YOU LOVE TO SQUIRM
IN THIS UPHOLSTERY?

FEEL THAT PICKUP.
THERE´S MORE THAN A SQUIRREL
IN THE BARREL UP FRONT.

[ Laughing ]

HERE COMES OUR RIDE, BOYS.

[ Horn Honking ]

GLEASON, I DON´T THINK
THEY SAW YOU.

WE SCARED THE HELL
OUT OF ´EM!
AH, SHIT!

YOU HAD NO BUSINESS
STEALIN´ THIS CAR. SEIZE THE
MEANS OF PRODUCTION, MY ASS!

LEON, I´M JUST GETTIN´
MY OWN BACK.

THIS AIN´T NO ´34 FORD
WITH THE BEARINGS SHOT.
DON´T I KNOW IT.

IT´S GOT A RADIO TOO.
BINGO,
YOU STOLE A CAR.

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MAKE YOU?
A GRAND LARCENIST.

I DONE WHAT I HAD TO DO
TO KEEP THIS TEAM
FROM GOIN´ UNDER.

SALLIE LOCKED US OUT;
WE PLAY THE WHITE TEAMS.

HE STEAL OUR COMPANY BOX,
AND WE PUT UP OUR OWN SHARES.

NOW, HE CUT UP ONE
OF OUR BOYS AND--
WHOOPS.

SO, IT WAS SALLIE
TOOK CARE OF CHARLIE.
OHH!

I WAS GONNA TELL YOU, LEON.
HONEST I WAS.

BUT BEING THE LEADER,
I GOTTA KEEP
THIS TEAM TOGETHER.

AND YOU GET REAL ORNERY
SOMETIMES.

[ Jack Benny On Radio ]
ROCHESTER? GEE,
THAT´S A PECULIAR NAME.

-HOW DID YOU GET THAT?
-I WAS BORN IN SYRACUSE.

[ Audience Laughs ]

[ Fly Buzzing ]

[ Footsteps ]

HEY, LEON.
LOOK HERE.

HEY, BUDDY, HOW ´BOUT A RIDE?
HEY! HEY!

I TELL YOU, YOU REALLY
GET ALL RILED UP,
DON´T YOU, LEON?

HEY!

OH, LISTEN.

IF THAT OTHER CAR BOTHERS YOU
SO MUCH, WHY DON´T YOU
GET IN THIS ONE?

YOU OUGHTN´T BE WALKIN´
AROUND ON THAT FOOT.

- I AIN´T GOIN´ YOUR WAY, BINGO.
- WHAT YOU TALKIN´ ´BOUT?

THIS TEAM STARTED OUT
WITH HIGH IDEALS.

NOW WE LYIN´ TO EACH OTHER AND
STEALIN´ CARS. I DONE HAD IT.

YOU MEAN YOU LEAVIN´
THE ALL-STARS TO GO BACK
AND PLAY WITH THE MASTERS?

NO, I AIN´T DOIN´ THAT NEITHER.
I´M RETIRING.

I DON´T WANT TO SEE ANOTHER
BASEBALL THE REST OF MY LIFE...
NOR A BAT, NOR A GLOVE.

THE GREAT LEON CARTER
WINDIN´ UP A QUITTER!

YOU AIN´T NO BETTER
THAN WALTER MURCHMAN.

- YOU´RE RILIN´ ME, LOUDMOUTH.
- THAT AIN´T ALL I´M GONNA DO.

OH, MAN, GET OFF!
BINGO!

I AIN´T STARTIN´,
YOU FOOL!

GET OUTTA THE WAY, MAN!

OH, MAN!
YOU IS THE FOOL...
TO END ALL FOOLS.

WE´LL SEE WHO THE FOOL IS,
YOU BABOON!

GO AHEAD.

HEY, CAN I GET A RIDE?
THANK YOU, SIR.

GO AHEAD!
ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD!

I´S OVERCOME WITH JOY.
I DON´T HAVE TO SEE
YOUR UGLY FACE NO MORE.

GET OUT!
YOU´RE OVER THE HILL ANYWAY.

WE´LL FIND SOMEBODY
TWICE AS GOOD AS YOU.

[ Laughing ]
[ Catcher ]
HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS HERE?

PUT IT RIGHT HERE.
OL´ BOY CAN´T HIT NOHOW.

[ Man ]
LET´S DO IT!
LET´S DO IT!

HOW DO YOU LIKE
THIS HERE?

HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS
OVER HERE?
COME ON. PLAY BALL!

WHAT ABOUT RIGHT HERE?
RIGHT DOWN THE CENTER, BABY.

WHAT´D YOU SAY?
ALL RIGHT, COME ON.

- LET´S GO, BABY!
- COME ON NOW.

[ Umpire ]
HE´S OUT!

ALL-STARS.

WAIT A MINUTE!
HOLD IT, GODDAMN IT.
EVERYBODY!

I DIDN´T COME HERE
FOR NO GODDAMN BRAWL.

ALL RIGHT, BOY, LET´S TALK.
DO ME LIKE
YOU DID RAINBOW.

[ Sallie ]
YOUR TEAM´S
FALLIN´ TO PIECES, BINGO.

AND THE OWNERS IS WILLIN´
TO BAIL YOU OUT.

WE EVEN TOOK CARE OF
THAT STOLEN CAR BUSINESS
FOR YA.

WE GONNA LET Y´ALL BACK
IN THE LEAGUES ON YOUR OLD TEAMS
FOR THE SAME SALARY.

TELL YOU WHAT. YOU COME BACK
THIS WEEK, THERE´LL BE A LITTLE
EXTRA DOUGH IN IT FOR YOU.

AND A BONUS FOR
THE REST OF THE BOYS.
FREE FUNERALS.

YOU BARKIN´ UP
THE WRONG TREE, FAT MAN.

THIS TEAM AIN´T ABOUT
TO FOLD UP.
ALL RIGHT, BINGO.

MAKE YOU ANOTHER OFFER.

YOUR ALL-STARS
AGAINST MINE.

ONE BIG GAME
DOWN IN ST. LOUIS.

PEOPLE´D PAY A PRETTY PENNY
TO SEE THAT ONE.

ARE YOU OFFERING US A GUARANTEE
OR A PERCENTAGE?
BETTER THAN THAT.

YOU BEAT MY ALL-STARS,
YOU CAN COME BACK IN THE LEAGUE
AS YOUR OWN TEAM.

OFFICIAL?
OFFICIAL.

CHANCE FOR YOUR BOYS
TO BE RESPECTABLE.

BUT IF YOU LOSE,
YOU ALL RETURN
TO YOUR OLD TEAMS.

YOU PLAY OUT THE REST
OF THIS SEASON AND ALL THE NEXT
AT HALF SALARY.

WE GOT A GAME?

SALLIE, SALLIE, SALLIE.

YOU STILL THE SAME OLD SNAKE
YOU ALWAYS WAS.

HAVE WE GOT A GAME?
YEAH, WE GOT A GAME.

AND WE GONNA WIN TOO.
EASY.

WE GOT A GAME.

[ Bingo Knocking On Door ]
LEON, YOU THERE?

[ Boy Shouting Playfully ]

LEON!
[ Boy ] COME ON!
HIT THE BALL!

STRIKE TWO!

[ Boy ]
YOU STAND THERE
LIKE A DUMMY.

HIT THE BALL!
C´MON! HIT IT!

HIT IT!

OUT!
MAN, THAT WAS NO OUT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
THAT WASN´T NO OUT?
YOU WAS OUT BY A MILE.

SO YOU DON´T WANNA SEE ANOTHER
BASEBALL THE REST OF YOUR LIFE,
NOR A BAT NOR A GLOVE, HUH?

WHAT YOU WANT,
BINGO?

YOU SEEN THIS?
I AIN´T SEEN NOTHIN´ BUT.

THAT POSTER MUST BE
ON EVERY WALL IN ST. LOUIS.

THIS IS IT, LEON.
A CHANCE TO SAY GOOD-BYE
TO BARNSTORMIN´...

AND GET BACK IN THE LEAGUE
AS OUR OWN MEN;
EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL PLAY.

YOU STILL SLICIN´ THAT
SAME BALONEY, BUT IT´S
STILL TOO HARD TO SWALLOW.

I SHOULDN´T HAVE LIED
TO YOU; I SHOULD´VE
NEVER STOLE THAT CAR.

THAT´S GRAND LARCENY.
I DON´T WANT IT NO MORE.
STRIKE!

I DON´T WANT IT NO MORE.
GOOD-BYE, PACKARD.

YOU MUST THINK I´M DUMB.
THEM THE KEYS TO YOUR OLD FORD.

STRIKE TWO!
THE ALL-STARS CAN´T DO IT
WITHOUT YOU, LEON.

I´M BEGGING YOU TO COME BACK
AND HELP US WHUP THE OWNERS
ONCE AND FOR ALL.

WHAT IF WE LOSE?
IF WE LOSE,
I´M QUITTING THE GAME.

STRIKE THREE!
THERE´S NOTHIN´ THAT CAN
MAKE ME WORK FOR SALLIE AGAIN.

NOTHIN´!
EVEN POTATOES IS BETTER.

LEON, YOU AND ME...
WE CAN´T LOSE.

[ Boy Hits Ball ]
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT!
HEY!

BINGO, I´M ENJOYIN´
MY RETIREMENT TOO MUCH TO WORRY
ABOUT THAT OLD CAN OF BEANS,

BUT IF I CHANGE MY MIND
BETWEEN NOW AND GAME TIME,
I MIGHT SEE YA THERE.

YEAH! NOW YOU FEELIN´
THE SPIRIT!

WE GOT SOME FUTURE ALL-STARS
OUT THERE. YOU TAKE CARE
OF THEM BOYS.

I´LL SEE YOU
AT THE BALLPARK.
ALL RIGHT, LEON?

ALL RIGHT.

[ Boy Hits Ball ]
FOUL BALL!

♫ [ Dixieland ]

♫

HEY, BINGO!
WHERE THE HELL´S LEON?

DON´T WORRY. HE´LL BE HERE.
WE SHOOK HANDS ON IT.

HEY, FAT SAM!

HEY, BINGO!
HEY, BINGO!

GET YOUR PEANUTS,
POPCORN, CRACKER JACKS,
HOT DOGS, COLD BEER!

RAINBOW! RAINBOW,
IS THAT REALLY YOU?
YEAH, IT´S ME.

LOOKY THERE!
IT´S RAINBOW!
POPCORN, Y´ALL!

YOU´RE TALKING!
TELL US WHAT HAPPENED.

I WAS ON THAT BUS TO RALEIGH.
YOU TOLD ME DON´T GET
IN NO PINOCHLE GAME.

SO I PLAYED GIN RUMMY INSTEAD.
I GOT INTO A LOT MORE
THAN I COULD PAY.

WHEN WE GOT TO CHATTANOOGA,
THEY TOOK ME OFF THE BUS,
KNOCKED ME IN MY HEAD.

I WOKE UP, FELT MY POCKET
AND I KNEW. "I AIN´T GOT NO
MONEY. WHERE MY MONEY AT?"

AND I SAID, "HELP, HELP!
I BEEN ROBBED."

AND I BEEN TALKIN´ EVER SINCE.
I LIKED YOU BETTER
THE OLD WAY.

[ Crowd Cheering ]

THE NEGRO NATIONAL LEAGUE HAS
NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

THE BINGO LONG ALL-STARS TAKE
THE FIELD TO GIVE US FANS...

A LITTLE PREGAME SHOW IN
THE BARNSTORMING TRADITION
THAT MADE THEM FAMOUS.

IF THEY WIN HERE TODAY,
THEY´LL GAIN A REGULAR SPOT
IN THE LEAGUE:

A CONTEST UNPRECEDENTED
IN THE HISTORY OF NEGRO BALL.

[ Laughing ]

SALLIE POTTER, THIS IS
THE DUMBEST DEAL EVER MADE.

THE LEAGUE AIN´T GOT NO ROOM
FOR NO NINE TEAMS.

THAT´S A PROBLEM
WE AIN´T GONNA HAVE TO FACE,
BLUBBERPUSS.

NOW, WITH THE NEW ADDITIONS
TO OUR TEAM...

AND THE DELETIONS
TO BINGO´S,
THE GAME IS IN THE BAG.

- WHAT IF LEON CARTER SHOWS UP?
- YOU TAKE IT FROM ME.

MUCH CHANCE OF THAT
AS YOU WAKIN´ UP SKINNY!

WHAT YOU THINK HAPPENED
TO LEON?
DON´T WORRY. HE´LL MAKE IT.

HE PROBABLY HAD A LATE NIGHT
ROLLIN´ WITH PEARLINE.
MM-HMM.

YOO-HOO, ISAAC!
[ Makes Kissing Sounds ]

OH, PLEASE, LORD!

[ Crowd Chanting ]
INVITE PITCH!
INVITE PITCH!

INVITE PITCH! INVITE PITCH!
INVITE PITCH! INVITE PITCH!

[ Chanting Continues ]

WHO...
[ Crowd ] WHO...

- GONNA HIT...
- GONNA HIT...

- MY...
- MY...

INVITE PITCH?

[ Players And Crowd ]
INVITE PITCH?

[ Announcer ]
LOOK AT THIS!
HEADING UP THE BATTING ORDER...

WALTER MURCHMAN, WHO USED
TO PLAY FOR THE ALL-STARS.
[ Crowd Booing ]

STORY GOES HE QUIT IN SOME FIGHT
OVER WORKING CONDITIONS.

AND HERE HE IS TO FACE
HIS FORMER TEAMMATES...

AND THE WORLD-FAMOUS
INVITE PITCH.

BINGO,
WHERE´S YOUR GORILLA SUIT?

[ Crowd Cheering ]

[ Grunting ]

[ Murmuring ]

EASY.

THE BOSS KNOWED
YOU WAS GONNA GET
THAT LAST-MINUTE ITCH.

OOH, SWEET JESUS.

SMART ASS!

I GOT HIM.

C´MON, BIG FELLA.
IT´S ALL RIGHT.

SIT DOWN.

TRY TO RELAX, MR. CARTER.
YOU GONNA BE HERE ALL AFTERNOON.

GIVE YOU SOMETHIN´
TO LISTEN TO, MR. CARTER.

DON´T GET NO IDEAS.
WE BE RIGHT OUTSIDE.

[ Radio Announcer ]
AND SO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
NO HITS, NO RUNS, NO ERRORS.

AND THE BINGO LONG ALL-STARS
GO DOWN ONE, TWO, THREE
IN THE FIRST.

ALL RIGHT,
C´MON, BINGO.

NICE AND EASY.
ALL RIGHT, C´MON, BINGO!

COME TO ME NOW.

HERE WE GO NOW.
LET´S GO GET ´IM.
LET´S GO GET ´IM.

GO GET IT, JOE!

THAT A BABY, JOE!

SO THAT´S CALLOWAY.
YES, SIR.
AND HE´S ONLY 19.

♫ [ Humming ]
HEY, MAN.

HEY, HONEY.
MACK, HOW´S IT GOIN´?
ALL RIGHT.

WHAT YOU BOYS DOIN´ HERE?
WE COME DOWN
FOR THE DECEASED.

OKAY, BUT BE QUICK.
OKAY.

[ Radio Announcer ]
...THE SHORTSTOP
WHO´S BATTING 0 FOR 14.

THIS YEAR HIS AVERAGE
IS HOLDING AT .204.

BINGO LOOKS FOR THE--
[ Mack ]
HONEY, GET IN HERE!

THE BALL IS HIT.
IT´S A HARD GROUNDER.
GODDAMN!

NO WAY HE COULD´VE
GOTTEN OUT.

BET HE´S IN HERE.

THE SCORE REMAINS ONE
TO NOTHING. THAT BRINGS THE
BINGO LONG ALL-STARS UP TO BAT.

THEY SURELY MISS THE SERVICES
OF LEON CARTER, PERHAPS
THE LEAGUE´S HEAVIEST HITTER.

I CALLED EVERYBODY.
NO ONE´S SEEN HIM.

ALL RIGHT, SAM.
DON´T WORRY ABOUT IT.

HE´S COMIN´. HE´S ON
HIS WAY TO THE STADIUM
RIGHT THIS MINUTE.

HE´LL HAVE
SOME STORY TO TELL,
WON´T HE?

IT´S THE LAST OF THE SEVENTH.
HE AIN´T SHOWIN´ UP.

I BET SALLIE DONE
PAID HIM MONEY TO STAY AWAY.

HE SAID HE WAS COMIN´.
HE PROMISED ME.
HE AIN´T CORRUPTIBLE.

LEON NEVER LET NOBODY DOWN,
AND I DON´T WANT
THAT THOUGHT IN YOUR MIND.

LET GO!
TURN ME LOOSE,
LOUIS!

C´MON, SAM!
C´MON!

STRIKE THREE,
AND YOU´RE OUT!

AFTER 7 AND ONE HALF INNINGS,
IT´S THE NEGRO LEAGUE TWO,

THE BINGO LONG ALL-STARS
NOTHING.

COME ON OUT, MR. CARTER.
HIDE-AND-SEEK IS OVER.

WE MOURN
THIS WONDERFUL LADY.

HER SPIRIT MOVES
THROUGH THIS ROOM...

OH, YEAH.
AT THIS VERY MINUTE.

[ Loud Banging ]
[ Screaming ]

COME ON.
I AIN´T NO CHARLIE SNOW.

[ Engine Sputtering ]

THE NEGRO LEAGUE ALL-STARS
HAVE REACHED BINGO LONG
FOR TEN HITS NOW.

THE FIRE SEEMS TO HAVE
GONE OUT OF HIS FASTBALL.

[ Murchman ]
WHAT HAPPENED? LOSE YOUR ARM
PITCHIN´ POTATOES?

WHO´S THAT?
WALT MURCHMAN AGAIN?

[ Announcer ]
BINGO LONG IS IN REAL TROUBLE.
TOP OF THE NINTH, TWO OUTS.

AND THE BASES ARE LOADED WITH
THE NEGRO LEAGUE POWER HITTER
UP TO BAT.

IF HE CONNECTS,
IT COULD BE ALL OVER FOR
THE BINGO LONG ALL-STARS.

THEY SAY YOU
A PRETTY FAIR HITTER.

SO THEY SAYS!

WELL, HIT THIS.

STRIKE!

I LOVE IT!

[ Announcer ]
THERE GOES THE WALLOP!
IT´S A LONG BALL!

IT´S GOING, GOING--
FOUL!

FOUL BALL.
OUT BY A FEW, SHORT FEET.

BINGO LONG SEEMS
TO HAVE LOST HIS STUFF.

[ Fan ]
GET HIM OUTTA THERE!
THIS IS IT.

THE CATCHER´S RUNNING OUT
TO THE MOUND. THIS MAY BE
THE LAST WE SEE...

OF THIS EXHAUSTED PITCHER
TODAY.

DON´T WORRY, ISAAC.
HE JUST CAUGHT A LUCKY ONE.

YOUR ARM´S GOIN´ OUT.
I´M COMIN´ IN TO RELIEVE YOU.

YOU TRYIN´ TO TELL ME
MY VANISH BALL WON´T GO
RIGHT BY HIM?

YOUR VANISH BALL DISAPPEARED
THE MIDDLE OF THE FIFTH INNIN´.
NO, IT DIDN´T, GODDAMN IT!

IT´S SO FAST, IT BURNED
THE ATOMS OFF THE LEATHER.

IT ATTAINED THE SPEED OF LIGHT.
IT TEND TO DISAPPEAR
WHEN APPROACHIN´ THE PLATE!

OKAY. BUT IF YOU DON´T
GET HIM OUT THIS TIME,
I´M COMIN´ IN.

LORD, I CAN FEEL
THAT WOMAN´S FLAB ALREADY.

HERE WE GO, BINGO.
MAGIC TIME, BABY.
MAGIC TIME.

ME AND YOU NOW.
ME AND YOU, BINGO.

[ Announcer ] BINGO´S
CALLING IN THE OUTFIELD.
I DON´T BELIEVE IT!

A FULL COUNT,
BASES LOADED AND HE´S
CALLING IN HIS TEAM.

BINGO LONG IS WAGERING
THE FUTURE OF HIS TEAM ON THIS
ONE, SINGLE, SOLITARY PITCH.

COME ON, BINGO.
LET´S SINK THIS.

I´M WITH YA, BABY.
LET´S GO, NOW.

COME ON, BINGO.
LET´S GO!

OLD FAT SAM´LL BAIL YOU OUT
IF IT COME DOWN THIS WAY.

[ Whistles ]
YOU CAN GET HIM! BE TOUGH!
BE TOUGH, BINGO! COME ON!

HERE WE GO!

-[ Umpire ] OUT!
- [ Cheering ]

YEAH! YEAH!
YEAH! YEAH!

WAY TO GO, BINGO!

WE NEEDED THEM INSURANCE RUNS,
SALLIE.

THE GAME IS OVER.
THE REBELS ´BOUT TO BREATHE
THEIR LAST GASP.

WE GONNA WIN THIS GAME ANYWAY!
YEAH! COME ON, SAM!

[ Crowd Cheering Wildly ]

[ Cheering ]

[ Loudspeaker ]
PREMIUMS AS LOW
AS TEN CENTS A WEEK.

DON´T LET YOUR FAMILY
BE EMBARRASSED.

ON THAT FINAL DAY,
LET US PUT YOU AWAY.

[ Leon ]
WHAT´S THE SCORE?
WHAT´S THE SCORE?

SALLIE DONE IT, BINGO.
I WAS ON MY WAY.

I KNEW YOU WAS COMIN´.
EVERYBODY ELSE WAS CARRYIN´ ON,
BUT I WAS COOL.

AM I UP?
YOU PINCH-HITTIN´
FOR ISAAC.

[ Laughing, Cheering ]
YOU GET US
A HOME RUN NOW!

[ Umpire ]
WHO´S NEXT?
BATTER UP!

GET SOMEBODY UP HERE!

COME ON, MR. CARTER.

HERE´S YOUR HICKORY,
MR. CARTER.

WHAT´S THE MATTER WITH YOU?
CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE?

GIMME A TOUCH FOR LUCK!
YEA!

COME ON, LEON!
HIT ONE! YOU CAN DO IT!

[ Sallie ]
CAN´T TRUST NOBODY NOWADAYS.

- BALL ONE!
-[ Crowd Booing ]

BALL TWO!

[ Booing ]

BALL THREE!

[ Wild Cheering ]

[ Cheering ]

WELL, YOU BIG HIPPO!

YOU WAS ALWAYS SAYING,
"LET´S BOOK A GAME
WITH THE ALL-STARS."

IT WAS YOU WHO WAGERED
TO GIVE ´EM A SPOT IN
THE NEGRO NATIONAL LEAGUE.

- OH, WOMAN!
- WELL, YOU JUST DID.
YOU GIVE ´EM YOUR SPOT.

MY SPOT?
WOMAN, YOU CAN´T DO THAT.

HAH!
TELL HER, BOYS.

IT´S ALREADY DONE.
IT WERE UNANIMOUS.

[ Bertha ]
COME ON, BOYS!

[ Excited
Chatting ]
WHO WON?

BUENOS DIAS,
CARLOS NEVADA!

- ¿COMO ESTA, AMIGO?
- NO MORE OF THAT SPANISH STUFF.

UH-UH. I WAS STUPID TRYIN´
TO BREAK INTO THE WHITE LEAGUES
AS A SPANIARD.

- YOU GONNA PLAY FOR US AGAIN?
- SURE I AM!
SOON AS I GET MY BIG BREAK.

[ Jeering, Laughing ]

HOW, KEMO SABE!

MAKE´UM BIG WAMPUM.

FROM NOW ON, I´M KNOWN
AS CHIEF TAKAHOMA.

THAT MEANS "TOMAHAWK"
IN MOHICAN.

YOU THE ORIGINAL
SMOKE SIGNAL.

[ Charlie ]
BOY, YOU NIGGERS PLAYED
YOUR ASS OFF TODAY!

HEY, ESQUIRE JOE!

[ Chanting ]
ESQUIRE JOE! ESQUIRE JOE!

AHH, NICE GAME!
ESQUIRE JOE!
ESQUIRE JOE!

YOU OKAY?
I´M OKAY.

ALL RIGHT THEN.
YOU IN THE LEAGUE NOW!

I LOVE YOU, ESQUIRE.

MR. LONG,
THERE´S A MAN OUTSIDE.

[ Bingo ]
HOLD IT. WHAT?
THERE´S A MAN OUTSIDE...

WHO RUNS
THE BROOKLYN DODGERS!

HE HEARD A LOT ABOUT ME,
SO HE COME DOWN
AND HAVE A LOOKY SEE.

HE WANTS ME TO GO OFF
AND PLAY ON
SOME WHITE FARM CLUB.

HE SAY IF I´M GOOD,
HE´S GONNA PUT ME ONTO A TEAM.

A WHITE TEAM?

HE SAID WE GONNA BREAK
THAT COLOR LINE.

THE WHITE TEAM
IS TAKIN´ ON THE KID!
THAT´S WHAT HE TOLD US.

ALL RIGHT! YEAH!
ALL RIGHT!

THAT´S A WHOLE LOT
OF CRAP, MAN.

AIN´T NO BIG LEAGUE
GONNA SIGN NO COLORED
FOR NO MONEY!

THEY´RE LYIN´ TO YOU, BOY.
NO, THEY AIN´T!
NO, THEY AIN´T!

SHOOT, BINGO,
BE GLAD FOR HIM!

ANYBODY GOIN´ UP,
JOE A GOOD ONE!

SHIT!
GODDAMN!

GODDAMN.

BUT A ROOKIE LIKE YOU?

I THOUGHT I´D BETTER COME DOWN
AND SEE YOU FIRST, MR. LONG.

YOU KNOW, SORTA
ASK YOUR PERMISSION.
PERMISSION?

YES, SIR.

WELL--

YOU GOT IT.
YOU GOT IT.

GIVE ´EM HELL, JOE.
YEAH, JOE.

MR. LONG, YOU ALWAYS WAS
REAL GOOD TO ME.
OH.

I DONE LEARNED A LOT,
AND I AIN´T GONNA
NEVER FORGET IT.

[ Men Cheering ]

GO GET ´EM,
ESQUIRE JOE CALLOWAY, SIR!

[ Charlie ] AIN´T THAT A BITCH?
THEY TAKIN´ NEGROES NOW,
AND I´M AN INDIAN.

GO AHEAD. GIT!

GO GET ´EM, JOE!
ESQUIRE JOE!

SIC ´EM!
SIC ´EM!
ESQUIRE JOE! ESQUIRE JOE!

SIC ´EM! SIC ´EM!
ESQUIRE JOE!
ESQUIRE JOE!

AFTER ALL THEM YEARS
AND ALL THAT DOUBLE-TALK,

THE WHITE MAN
FINALLY MOVIN´ IN.
[ Laughing ]

SHIT, I DON´T CARE.
WE GONNA RULE THE LEAGUE NOW.

YEAH, JUST AS LONG AS
THE LEAGUE´S STILL HERE.
WHAT THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

AIN´T NO BLACK FOLKS
GONNA PAY TO SEE US PLAY
NO MORE,

NOT WHEN THEY CAN SEE
KIDS LIKE ESQUIRE
PLAYIN´ WITH THE WHITE BOYS.

NO, NO, NO. THAT´S
THE END OF NEGRO BALL.

WHEN THEY SEE JOE DO HIS STUFF,
THEY GONNA BE COMIN´ BACK
FOR SOME MO´.

THEY LIKE HIM,
THEY GONNA LOVE US!

I´M AFRAID NOT, GOOD BUDDY.
THEY LIKE A NEW KIND
OF COLORED PLAYER NOW,

AND WE AIN´T 19 NO MORE.

HELL, THAT´S OKAY!

WE IN THE LEAGUE NOW.
[ Chuckles ]

WE THE PINNACLE
OF BASEBALL CREATION.

COME ON, BINGO.
CALM DOWN.

CAN´T YOU SEE IT, LEON?
THIS IS ALL OURS.

WE GONNA SET IT RIGHT.
NEW PAINT!

AND A NEW SCOREBOARD
WITH A GIANT PICTURE OF YOU
ON THE LEFT...

AND ONE OF ME
ON THE RIGHT.

AND FREE HAIR CURLERS
AND TEN-CENT CIGARS
EVERY TUESDAY!

[ Laughing ]
NIGGER, YOU´RE CRAZY.

I DON´T KNOW.
MAYBE YOU GOT SOMETHIN´ IN
YOUR FUZZY HEAD AFTER ALL.

OOH. BIG BUSINESS NOW, HUH?
TWI-NIGHT DOUBLEHEADERS.

THAT´S IT, LEON!
AND A NEW SIGN.

A NEW SIGN
THAT BLINKS ALL NIGHT.

THE BINGO LONG
TRAVELING ALL-STARS...

AND MOTOR KINGS!

STARRING LEON CARTER.
[ Laughing ]
YEAH!

OH, LEON.

YOU KNOW SOMETHIN´?

IT´S YOU AND ME, LEON.

WE CAN´T NEVER LOSE.

NEVER.

[ Laughing ]

♫STRUT YOUR STUFF ♫

♫AND IF THEY TELL YA
YOU AIN´T GOOD ENOUGH ♫

♫DON´T YOU GET THE BLUES ♫

♫YOU TRY TO FOLLOW
THE GOLDEN RULE ♫

♫BUT SOMETIMES
YOU GOTTA KICK THAT MULE ♫

♫WITH THAT THERE KIND OF STUFF
YOU JUST CAN´T NEVER LOSE ♫

♫REMEMBER
LIFE´S A TOOL ♫

♫IT TEACHES YOU WHAT
YOU CAN´T LEARN IN SCHOOL ♫

♫OH, YES, IT DO ♫

♫AND WHEN YOU´RE ON THIRD
AND NEED TO WIN ♫

♫AND NO ONE´S THERE
TO BRING YA IN ♫

♫JUST LISTEN TO BINGO
AND STEAL ON HOME ♫

♫SWEET HOME ♫

♫LISTEN TO BINGO
AND STEAL ON HOME ♫

♫WHERE IS YOUR
PLAYER´S PRIDE ♫

♫MOVE YOUR ASS
AND MAKE THAT SLIDE ♫

♫THEN STAND UP WHILE
THE CROWD IS CHEERING YOU ♫

♫YOU GOTTA TAKE A CHANCE ♫

♫MAKE YOUR OWN MUSIC
WHEN YOU DO YOUR DANCE ♫

♫AND SING IT STRONG ♫

♫AND IF YOU´RE OFF PITCH
NOW AND THEN ♫

♫YOU WILL FIND
THAT KEY AGAIN ♫

♫AND PRETTY SOON
THE WORLD WILL SING ALONG ♫

♫AND I KNOW IT´S WRITTEN
IN THE BOOK ♫

♫THAT WHEN THEY SAY
THEY GAVE YA WHAT YA TOOK ♫

♫JUST GIVE ´EM A SMILE ♫

♫I KNOW YA SPENT YOUR LIFE
JUST SINGIN´ THE BLUES ♫

♫AND WE ALL KNOW
WE AIN´T GOT NOTHIN´ TO LOSE ♫

♫SO JUST LISTEN TO BINGO
AND STEAL ON HOME ♫

♫SWEET HOME ♫

♫LISTEN TO BINGO
AND STEAL ON HOME ♫

♫ONE MORE TIME ♫

♫LISTEN TO BINGO
AND STEAL ON HOME ♫