Scott Joplin Movie Dueling Pianos Competition Scene 1977

Edit: As of 2014 the Scott Joplin Movie is available on Amazon Instant Video in HD This is the best clip in the movie Scott Joplin (1977) by Universal Studios. It depicts a competition between professors (brothel pianists) to win 100 from John Stark in Sedalia, Missouri. Louis Chauvin, who is a better pianist but can t read, write music, teams up with Joplin and unleashes Maple Leaf Rag upon the public for the first time (this did not actually occur. ) You cannot buy this movie anywhere except te