Jack's celebration is cut short when he is framed for crossing a state line with Eleanor, his white fiancée (Jane Alexander in her first film role), a violation of the Mann Act. Facing a prison ...

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: James Earl Jones won. Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Jane Alexander won.

In 1908, when Jack Johnson fought Tommy Burns to become the first African American heavyweight champion of the world, a search began for a "Great White Hope" to take back the title. American ...