Black and Tan (1929)
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...
- Released
- 1929-12-08
- Genres
- Music, Drama
- Runtime
- 19 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Dudley Murphy
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 from 36 votes
Cast
- Duke Ellington as Duke Ellington
- Barney Bigard as Band Member - Clarinet Player
- Wellman Braud as Band Member - Bass Player
- Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton as Band Member -Trombone Player
- Edgar Connor as Piano Mover
- Alec Lovejoy as Piano Mover
- Fredi Washington as Fredi - Duke's Girlfriend
- Arthur Whetsol as Trumpet Player