James Cagney
New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
In early-1910s New York, Coalhouse Walker Jr. (Howard E. Rollins Jr.) is a Black piano player. He has won fame and fortune playing with a jazz band. Some white men do not like this situation, and one day they assault him and spoil his brand-new car. Walker tries by all means to get justice, without satisfaction.
New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
Younger Brother
Booker T. Washington
Evelyn Nesbit
Willie Conklin
Delmas
Evelyn's Dance Instructor
Father
Tateh
Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Mother
Sarah
Harry Houdini
Henry Thaw
Stanford White
Jerome
Brigit
Gent No. 1 - Agent
Grandfather
P.C. O'Donnell
Director
