Big Mo

• Director: Daniel Mann
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Sports Drama, Docudrama
• Main Cast: Bernie Casey
• Release Year: 1973
• Country: US
• Run Time: 112 minutes

Plot

This sports drama is based on the true story of professional basketball players Maurice Stokes and Jack Twyman. When Stokes (Bernie Casey), who is black, is rendered comatose and paraplegic by a head injury, his white teammate Twyman (Bo Svenson) exerts himself mightily to raise money for Stokes' physical therapy and medical treatment in the hopes that he will one day walk again. Before the injury, Twyman was just a friendly teammate. Afterwards, he became more or less a member of Stokes' family. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Cast

Tol Avery - Milton Kutsher; Lori Busk - Lida; Ji-Tu Cumbuka - Oscar; Bernie Casey - Maurice Stokes; Curt Conway - Dr. Stewart; Stephanie Edwards - Carol Twyman; Janet MacLachlan - Dorothy Parsons; Paulene Myers - Sanders,Rosie; Maide Norman - Mrs. Stokes; Chris Schenkel; Bo Svenson - Jack Twyman; Bill Walker - Mr. Stokes

Credit

Wally K. Berns - Art Director, Ridgeway Callow - First Assistant Director, Daniel Mann - Director, Walter A. Hannemann - Editor, John Hora - Cinematographer, Douglas Morrow - Producer, Frank Ross - Producer, Bruce Bisenz - Sound/Sound Designer, Douglas Morrow - Screenwriter