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Short Films 2013 1,658 clips
Short Horror

Credits

In 1945, America's greatest generation came back from war.
"In 1945, America's greatest generation came back from war."
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The flags of freedom fly over Europe.
"The flags of freedom fly over Europe."
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Nazi Germany had been defeated...
"Nazi Germany had been defeated..."
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...and three months later, Imperial Japan surrendered as well.
"...and three months later, Imperial Japan surrendered as well."
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And there's jubilation around this earth.
"And there's jubilation around this earth."
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Men returned home. Among them, some of baseball's most beloved names.
"Men returned home. Among them, some of baseball's most beloved names."
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Musial. DiMaggio. Williams.
"Musial. DiMaggio. Williams."
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Life in the United States could return to normal.
"Life in the United States could return to normal."
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- What's the guy's name? - What's on second?
"- What's the guy's name? - What's on second?"
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- Who's on second? - Who's on first?
"- Who's on second? - Who's on first?"
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- I don't know. - Third base.
"- I don't know. - Third base."
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And baseball was proof positive that democracy was real.
"And baseball was proof positive that democracy was real."
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A baseball box score, after all, is a democratic thing.
"A baseball box score, after all, is a democratic thing."
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It doesn't say how big you are or what religion you follow.
"It doesn't say how big you are or what religion you follow."
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It does not know how you voted or the color of your skin.
"It does not know how you voted or the color of your skin."
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It simply states what kind of ballplayer you were on any particular day.
"It simply states what kind of ballplayer you were on any particular day."
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And he did it. It's a home run.
"And he did it. It's a home run."
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They knew he'd do it.
"They knew he'd do it."
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African Americans had served their country gallantly.
"African Americans had served their country gallantly."
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They returned home from fighting to free the world from tyranny...
"They returned home from fighting to free the world from tyranny..."
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...only to find racism, segregation and Jim Crow law still waiting at home.
"...only to find racism, segregation and Jim Crow law still waiting at home."
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Segregation was the law...
"Segregation was the law..."
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...and no group was more scrupulous in its observance of custom...
"...and no group was more scrupulous in its observance of custom..."
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...than organized baseball.
"...than organized baseball."
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There was a long road ahead.
"There was a long road ahead."
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If African Americans dreamed of playing baseball...
"If African Americans dreamed of playing baseball..."
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...it was not for the Yankees...
"...it was not for the Yankees..."
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...but for teams like the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues...
"...but for teams like the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues..."
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...where the barnstorming style of play stood in contrast to the Majors.
"...where the barnstorming style of play stood in contrast to the Majors."
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In 1946, there were 16 Major League baseball teams...
"In 1946, there were 16 Major League baseball teams..."
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...with a total of 400 players on their rosters.
"...with a total of 400 players on their rosters."
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Every one of the 400 players were white.
"Every one of the 400 players were white."
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But when opening day came in 1947, that number dropped to 399...
"But when opening day came in 1947, that number dropped to 399..."
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...and one man stood apart.
"...and one man stood apart."
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Gentlemen, I have a plan.
"Gentlemen, I have a plan."
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Plan's good, Mr. Rickey. You always have one.
"Plan's good, Mr. Rickey. You always have one."
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My wife says I'm too old. Heh, heh.
"My wife says I'm too old. Heh, heh."
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That my health's not up to it.
"That my health's not up to it."
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My son says, uh, everybody in...
"My son says, uh, everybody in..."
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Everybody in baseball is gonna be against me. Heh.
"Everybody in baseball is gonna be against me. Heh."
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But I'm gonna do it.
"But I'm gonna do it."
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Do what, Mr. Rickey?
"Do what, Mr. Rickey?"
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I'm gonna bring a Negro ballplayer...
"I'm gonna bring a Negro ballplayer..."
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...to the Brooklyn Dodgers.
"...to the Brooklyn Dodgers."
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With all due respect, sir, have you lost your mind?
"With all due respect, sir, have you lost your mind?"
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Think... Think about...
"Think... Think about..."
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Think about the abuse...
"Think about the abuse..."
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...that you are gonna take from the newspapers...
"...that you are gonna take from the newspapers..."
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...let alone how this is gonna play out in Flatbush!
"...let alone how this is gonna play out in Flatbush!"
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Please, Mr. Rickey.
"Please, Mr. Rickey."
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Sit down, Harold.
"Sit down, Harold."
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No law against it, Clyde.
"No law against it, Clyde."
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No.
"No."
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No, but there's a code.
"No, but there's a code."
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You break a law and get away with it, some people think you're smart.
"You break a law and get away with it, some people think you're smart."
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You break an unwritten law...
"You break an unwritten law..."
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...you'll be an outcast.
"...you'll be an outcast."
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Mm-hm.
"Mm-hm."
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So be it.
"So be it."
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New York's full of Negro baseball fans.
"New York's full of Negro baseball fans."
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Dollars aren't black and white, they're green.
"Dollars aren't black and white, they're green."
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Every dollar's green.
"Every dollar's green."
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I don't know who he is...
"I don't know who he is..."
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...or where he is...
"...or where he is..."
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...but he's coming.
"...but he's coming."
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Hey, runner!
"Hey, runner!"
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Where'd you learn to move like that, at a dime-a-dance night?
"Where'd you learn to move like that, at a dime-a-dance night?"
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Stand still!
"Stand still!"
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There you are!
"There you are!"
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Ball!
"Ball!"
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Safe!
"Safe!"
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Catcher!
"Catcher!"
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When you gonna start throwing for real?
"When you gonna start throwing for real?"
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You talking to me?
"You talking to me?"
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You got a rag arm, catcher.
"You got a rag arm, catcher."
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Steal home. You'll find out what kind of arm I got.
"Steal home. You'll find out what kind of arm I got."
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Okay.
"Okay."
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I'm coming.
"I'm coming."
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Where's your shortstop from?
"Where's your shortstop from?"
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California.
"California."
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Sure got a mouth on him.
"Sure got a mouth on him."
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Safe!
"Safe!"
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Discussions concerning Japan's offer of surrender.
"Discussions concerning Japan's offer of surrender."
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Washington, London, Moscow, and Chungking...
"Washington, London, Moscow, and Chungking..."
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...now framing their decision.
"...now framing their decision."
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When this decision will be communicated to Tokyo via the government's...
"When this decision will be communicated to Tokyo via the government's..."
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- Fill her up? - Yes, sir.
"- Fill her up? - Yes, sir."
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- You boys heading out? - Uh, Chicago.
"- You boys heading out? - Uh, Chicago."
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Chicago, huh? Heh.
"Chicago, huh? Heh."
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- You boys get around. - Yeah, we sure do.
"- You boys get around. - Yeah, we sure do."
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- Hey. Hey, you, where you going? - To the toilet.
"- Hey. Hey, you, where you going? - To the toilet."
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Hell, come on, boy. You know you can't go in there.
"Hell, come on, boy. You know you can't go in there."
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Them Cokes are a nickel.
"Them Cokes are a nickel."
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Take that hose out of the tank.
"Take that hose out of the tank."
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- Robinson. - What?
"- Robinson. - What?"
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I said take it out.
"I said take it out."
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We'll get our 99 gallons of gas someplace else.
"We'll get our 99 gallons of gas someplace else."
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All right, then. Go on.
"All right, then. Go on."
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Go on! Use it.
"Go on! Use it."
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Roy Campanella.
"Roy Campanella."
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Hell of a player. He's too sweet. They'd eat him alive.
"Hell of a player. He's too sweet. They'd eat him alive."
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All right.
"All right."
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Oh, sorry. Oh, wait. Sorry.
"Oh, sorry. Oh, wait. Sorry."
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- Satchel Paige, then. - He's too old.
"- Satchel Paige, then. - He's too old."
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We need a player with a future, not a past.
"We need a player with a future, not a past."
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Here.
"Here."
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Jack Roosevelt Robinson.
"Jack Roosevelt Robinson."
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Four-sport college man, out of UCLA. That means he's played with white boys.
"Four-sport college man, out of UCLA. That means he's played with white boys."
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Playing for the Kansas City Monarchs.
"Playing for the Kansas City Monarchs."
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Twenty-six years old. He's batting .350. Three-fifty.
"Twenty-six years old. He's batting .350. Three-fifty."
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Methodist.
"Methodist."
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Commissioned Army officer.
"Commissioned Army officer."
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He was court-martialed.
"He was court-martialed."
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He's a troublemaker.
"He's a troublemaker."
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Well, he argues with umpires.
"Well, he argues with umpires."
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A quick temper is his reputation.
"A quick temper is his reputation."
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Well, what was he court-martialed for?
"Well, what was he court-martialed for?"
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Wouldn't sit in the back of a military bus. Fort Hood, Texas.
"Wouldn't sit in the back of a military bus. Fort Hood, Texas."
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Driver asked him to, uh, move back.
"Driver asked him to, uh, move back."
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MPs had to take him off.
"MPs had to take him off."
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