Who is Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo in Ragtime?

James Cagney plays Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo in the film.

Ragtime

Name: Ragtime
Duration: 155
Rating: 76

A kaleidoscope of tales from E.L. Doctorow's eponymous novel evokes life in pre-World War I New York City. A white family find a black baby in their yard and takes on the mother as a maid. A black pianist, Coalhouse Walker Jr. (Howard E. Rollins Jr.), returns for his woman and child after finding success in a Harlem jazz band. Firefighters, dismayed to see a black man own a Model-T Ford, deface it, and Walker demands retribution. The white family becomes involved in Evelyn Nesbit's trial.

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How long is Ragtime?: Ragtime is 2 hr 35 min long.

Who directed Ragtime?: Milos Forman

Who is Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo in Ragtime?: James Cagney plays Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo in the film.

What is Ragtime about?: A kaleidoscope of tales from E.L. Doctorow's eponymous novel evokes life in pre-World War I New York City. A white family find a black baby in their yard and takes on the mother as a maid. A black pianist, Coalhouse Walker Jr. (Howard E. Rollins Jr.), returns for his woman and child after finding success in a Harlem jazz band. Firefighters, dismayed to see a black man own a Model-T Ford, deface it, and Walker demands retribution. The white family becomes involved in Evelyn Nesbit's trial.