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Go, Man, Go!

1954, Movie, NR, 82 mins

Go, Man, Go!: Review

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Following on the heels of THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS (1951), GO, MAN, GO!--the second film to feature and focus on the legendary all-black basketball team--tells the story of the Trotters' beginnings. When Abe Saperstein (Dane Clark) encounters a group of talented black players, he becomes determined to give them the opportunity to show what they can do, organizes the team, and takes it barnstorming from small town to small town. In the big finale, the Globetrotters are matched against a powerhouse white team and more than rise to the challenge. Although never explicitly stated, the struggle for civil rights is at the heart of GO, MAN, GO!, and the deep friendship that develops between Saperstein and his wife and one of his players, Inman Jackson (Sidney Poitier), and his wife (Ruby Dee) is surely intended as a lesson for segregated America. Directed by renowned cameraman James Wong Howe, this interesting film includes plenty of footage of the Trotters in action and explains the origins of their trademark trickery: forced by financial constraints to travel with few substitutes, the Trotters would periodically have one player showboat while the others rested, with the clock still running. Not surprisingly, "Sweet Georgia Brown" is prominently featured. leave a comment
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