Black and Tan

6.3 / 10

(32 votes)

Duke Ellington plays hot jazz in a fictional story that finds him down on his luck; he tries in vain to dissuade his friend, dancer Fredi Washington, from working with heart trouble even though it means work for his band. Sure enough, she collapses on stage...

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Music,

Drama

Duration:

19 minutes

Year:

1929

Director:

Dudley Murphy

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Company:

RKO Radio Pictures

Cast:
Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Barney Bigard

Band Member - Clarinet Player

Wellman Braud

Band Member - Bass Player

Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton

Band Member -Trombone Player

Edgar Connor

Piano Mover

Crew:
Dudley Murphy

Director

Dudley Murphy

Writer

Russell G. Shields

Editor

Ernst Fegté

Art Direction

Dal Clawson

Director of Photography