Ragtime (1981)

Rhinelander Waldo

Rhinelander Waldo (James Cagney) tries to communicate with the gangsters who are hiding in the Morgan Library, which is full of priceless items.

Directed by Milos Forman.

Released in 1981 by Paramount.

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  • character-type: Police Officer
  • action: Throw
  • action: Yell
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • mood: Understated
  • prop: Binoculars
  • prop: Megaphone
  • prop: Rifle
  • setting: New York
  • theme: Authority
  • theme: Honor
  • actor: James Cagney
  • actor: Herman Meckler
  • director: Milos Forman
  • producer: Michael Hausman
  • producer: Bernard Williams
  • producer: Fred Sidewater
  • producer: Dino De Laurentiis
  • cinematographer: Miroslav Ondrícek
  • composer: Randy Newman
  • costume-designer: Anna Hill Johnstone
  • production-designer: John Graysmark
  • role-name: Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
  • role-name: Vernon Elliott
  • screenwriter: E.L. Doctorow
  • screenwriter: Heinrich von Kleist
  • screenwriter: Michael Weller
  • year: 1981
  • studio: Paramount