The Piano Lesson
95 mins
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.
Carl Gordon
Doaker
Lynne Innerst
Miss Ophelia
Jackson Nunn
Horse Trainer-Owner (uncredited)
Elva Branson
Mama Berniece
Ben Tatar
Watermelon Man
Alice Eisner
Watermelon Lady
Bob Tracey
Nolander
Lloyd Richards
Director
Robert Bennett Steinhauer
Co-Producer
Richard Welsh
Executive Producer
Olivia Harris
Casting
Vicki Sánchez
Costume Design
Jim Oliver
Editor
Brent Shields
Co-Producer
Dwight Douglas Andrews
Original Music Composer
Robert Huddleston
Line Producer
Tim Saternow
Art Direction
Canice Kennedy
Casting
Paul Elliott
Director of Photography
Ellie Winslow
Key Makeup Artist
Craig Anderson
Executive Producer
Phyllis Huffman
Casting
Sterfon Demings
Hairstylist
Diana Stoughton
Set Decoration