Charles S. Dutton
Boy Willie
1930's Pittsburgh, a brother comes home to claim "my half of the piano", a family heirloom; but his sister is not wanting to part with it. This is a glimpse of the conditions for African-Americans as well as some of the attitudes and influences on their lives. But whether he is able to sell the piano so that he can get enough money to buy some property and "no longer have to work for someone else" involves the story (or lesson) that the piano has to show him.
Director
Charles S. Dutton
Boy Willie
Alfre Woodard
Berniece Charles
Carl Gordon
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Tommy Hollis
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Lou Myers
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Courtney B. Vance
Lymon
Zelda Harris
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Rosalyn Coleman
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Tommy Lafitte
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Lynne Innerst
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Harold Surratt
Papa Willie Boy
Jackson Nunn
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Elva Branson
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Tim Hartman
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