Summary:
Billy Dee Williams stars as legendary ragtime pianist/composer Scott Joplin in this 1977 biopic. Despite his brilliance, Joplin (1868-1917) was confined by the color of his skin to the dregs of show business in the late 19th century. While competing in a musical contest, Joplin introduces his most famous composition, "The Maple Leaf Rag", thereby commanding the attentio... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Billy Dee Williams - (Scott Joplin)
Clifton Davis - (Louis Chauvin)
Margaret Avery - (Belle Joplin)
Eubie Blake - (Will Williams)
Godfrey Cambridge - (Tom Turpin)
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