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Scott Joplin

1977, Movie, PG, 96 mins

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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
Year: 1977
Rated PG

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Cast
Billy Dee Williams: Scott Joplin
Art Carney: John Stark
Clifton Davis: Louis Chauvin
Margaret Avery: Belle Joplin
Eubie Blake: Will Williams
Godfrey Cambridge: Tom Turpin

 

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