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Scott Joplin

1977, Movie, PG, 96 mins

Scott Joplin: Review

There is a great movie to be made about the life of Scott Joplin; unfortunately, this Motown production, their second honoring important African-American musical figures (LADY SINGS THE BLUES was the first), is only a good one. The film follows Joplin (Billy Dee Williams) and his friend and fellow piano player Louis Chauvin (Clifton Davis) as they tinkle the ivories in early 20th-century America, gaining the attention of John Stark (Art Carney), who publishes Joplin's songs,... read more leave a comment

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Synopsis: The life and times of the immortal ragtime composer ("The Entertainer"), his struggles with race and his attempts create the first ragtime opera - featuring legendary musicians Eubie Blake and Taj Mahal.
Free | Starz

Posted: 8/28/2009

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