The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976): Cast & Plot
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings is a 1976 comedy directed by John Badham, starring Billy Dee Williams as Bingo, James Earl Jones and Richard Pryor. It runs 1 hour 51 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 51m (111 min)
- Director
- John Badham
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Universal Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings About?
The premise of The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Bingo Long, a star pitcher in the Negro Leagues, grows tired of his owner’s mistreatment and decides to start his own traveling team. He enlists power hitter Leon Carter and aspiring major‑leaguer Charlie Snow. Though black teams boycott them, Long’s squad tours white minor‑league towns, gaining fame more for their showmanship than pure skill. Their popularity eventually earns them a place back in the Negro League, this time on equal footing.
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings Themes & Keywords
· 11 tags- prologue
- archive footage
- begins with a fake newsreel
- baseball sport
- band
- 1930s
- baseball movie
- african american
- negro league baseball
- baseball
- based on novel
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings Cast & Characters
Billy Dee Williams leads the cast as Bingo, with James Earl Jones as Leon and Richard Pryor as Charlie Snow. Directed by John Badham; 32 actors are credited in all.
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Director John Badham
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James Earl Jones as Leon -
Richard Pryor as Charlie Snow -
Stan Shaw as Esquire Joe
Also Starring in The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
· 28 more- Ken Foree Honey
- Joel Fluellen Mr. Holland
- John McKee White Stranger
- Tony Burton Issac
- Jester Hairston Furry Taylor
- Ahna Capri The Prostitute
- Sam Laws Henry
- Jophery C. Brown Champ
- Morgan Roberts Kiosk Man
- Sarina C. Grant Pearline
- Theodore Lehmann Lars Bostrum
- DeWayne Jessie Rainbow
- Mabel King Bertha
- Marcia McBroom Violet
- Alvin Childress Horace
- Ted Ross Sallie
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- Steve Anderson One-Arm Ballplayer
- John McCurry Murch
- Carl Gordon Mack
- Brooks Clift Older Gentleman
- Fred Covington Auctioneer
- Lidia Kristen Nurse
- Greg Oliver Sheriff
- Sam Brison Louis
- Rico Dawson Willie Lee
- Leon Wagner Fat Sam
- Emmett Ashford Umpire
- Dero Austin Midget Catcher
More from John Badham
More films directed by John Badham, best-rated first: WarGames, Dracula, Stakeout and Blue Thunder.
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings Plot Summary
What happens in The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Bingo Long, Billy Dee Williams, a magnetic star pitcher, grows tired of being treated like a slave by team owner Sallison Potter, and he decides to take matters into his own hands. He pulls away a group of talented Negro league players to form a traveling squad that rides from town to town, turning bare-boned fields into balls of energy with a mix of blistering pitching, sharp humor, and bold showmanship. The road crew includes catcher and slugger Leon Carter, James Earl Jones, and Charlie Snow, Richard Pryor, a crafty schemer who dreams of breaking into the segregated Major Leagues by disguising himself first as a Cuban (Carlos Nevada) and then as a Native American (Chief Takahoma).
Full summary
The whole story of The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings, scene by scene
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings Trailers & Videos
The trailer of The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings.
How Well Do You Know The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Which actor portrays the magnetic star pitcher Bingo Long?
Cars in The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
32 cars on screen, including the 1934 Ford V8 and the Franklin Series 135.
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Harley-Davidson Model J Main role -
1937 Buick Funeral Coach Important role
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings Also Known As
3 alternative titles, including “The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings” and “Los Bingo Long, equipo de estrellas”.
- Also known as
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- The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings
- Los Bingo Long, equipo de estrellas
- 黑棒大联盟
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Harlem Globetrotters, Major League: Back to the Minors and The League.
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings?
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings runs 1 hour 51 minutes (111 minutes).
When was The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings released?
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings was released on July 16, 1976.
Who directed The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings?
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings was directed by John Badham.
More films by John Badham Who is in the cast of The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings?
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings stars Billy Dee Williams as Bingo, James Earl Jones as Leon and Richard Pryor as Charlie Snow, among 32 credited actors.
Does The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings have a post-credit scene?
No. The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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