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Monday, November 20, 2017

While Thousands Cheer (1940) [Lost Film]





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This "Mickey Rooneyish" type story us about a young colored college football player. As the story goes, he is being pursued by fix-minded racketeers, but he and his college chums foil their plans with some quick thinking.

**This film is considered lost until notified otherwise**

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Lola (1980's)





















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The story centers on a group of friends who are dedicated and enthusiastic volleyball players. One of the girls, Lola, however, believes that there is more to life than just volleyball, and together with three of her friends, starts investigating the possibility of attending university after school.

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)



















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Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues. 

Monday, August 7, 2017

The Boxer (1980's)














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Phumlani, a young and ambitious boxer trained by Ta Max, has a big fight coming up when fate deals him a bad turn and he is tragically left paralyzed in a wheelchair after a random freak accident The young man soon spirals into a state of depression, having lost all his will to live as a cripple. Soon after, a number of gangsters break into his home and rape his beautiful and loving wife, Judith.

Determined not to let the thugs get away with this, Phumlani discovers a new-found purpose, and returning to physiotherapy, the boxer learns to walk once more. Slowly but surely, he starts training, getting back into peak physical condition in order to fight the match he originally had lined up, and in so doing discovers it was his coach, Ta Max, that sent the gangsters to his home in the first place.
Fighting fit and strong once more, Phumlani sets out to even the score with his trainer.