The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)

Starring:

• Billy Dee Williams
• James Earl Jones
• Richard Pryor
• Rico Dawson
• Sam 'Birmingham' Brison
• Jophery C. Brown
• Otis Day
• Leon Wagner
• Tony Burton
• John McCurry
• Stan Shaw
• Ted Ross
• Mabel King 
• Sam Laws 
• Alvin Childress

 

Storyline
Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long (Billy Dee Williams) is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Carter (James Earl Jones) and Charlie Snow (Richard Pryor), who dreams of playing in the majors. Boycotted by black teams, Long's outfit play minor league white teams, earning more attention as entertainers than as players. However, their success wins them a chance to play again in the Negro League, this time as equals.