Jackie Robinson starred in a Hollywood movie based on his life story

When Robinson played himself in the 1950 Hollywood film "The Jackie Robinson Story", he became one of the first black leading males on the big screen which is also one of the most interesting facts about Jackie Robinson. The Jackie Robinson Story is a 1950 biographical movie starring Jackie Robinson that was directed by Alfred E. Green (who had also directed The Jolson Story, "one of the biggest hits of the 40s").

Robinson is a boy as the movie opens. A stranger, pleased by his fielding abilities, gives him a battered baseball glove. He excels in multiple sports as a young man while attending UCLA, but as graduation approaches, he starts to worry about his future. Mack, his older brother, also graduated from college and was a good athlete, but the only work he could get was as a menial street cleaner. The movie centers on Robinson's battle against bigots' abuse as he becomes the first black player in Major League Baseball in the modern age.

The movie is included in the United States' list of public domain movies. But in 2008, the Jackie Robinson Foundation and a new copyrighted "restored and in color" version published it.

Despite having a little budget, the movie did well at the box office, and Robinson's performance was well-received. Jackie Robinson was a superb athlete who also had some natural acting talent. He had a cameo appearance in the biographical film The Jackie Robinson Story in 1950 playing himself. Notably, Ruby Dee, an Oscar candidate, portrayed his wife Rachel Isum Robinson.