Surprisingly, "Go, Man, Go" (1954) is not available on video, despite the fact that, among other factors in its favor, it also starred a very young Sidney Poitier.

Indeed, though the film did feature actual members of the famed trick-basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters, it was described by "The New York Times" at the time of its release as a "sports romance" which was merely "spiced" by "routines of fancy ball-handling and basket-shooting" by the Globetrotters themselves.

It should be noted that it was not, in fact, the first Globetrotters movie. It was actually sort of a prequel to the film "The Harlem Globetrotters," released three years earlier, in 1951. It isn't available on video, either.

The films aren't totally lost, though. Both have aired on the high-numbered cable networks, albeit very rarely (the last time "Go, Man, Go" was seen was in 2008 on the MSG channel).

The scarcity of "Go, Man, Go" is also surprising given that it's fondly remembered by critics. These include the venerable American Film Institute, which included "Go, Man, Go" on its 300-film shortlist of "America's most inspiring movies" (though it did not make the final cut of the list, which was released later as "100 Years ... 100 Cheers").

The film also starred another African-American film legend, Ruby Dee, playing Poitier's love interest. However, they were both supporting players to Dane Clark, who top-lined the film as Abe Saperstein, the coach and entrepreneur who founded the Globetrotters.

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