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...
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Director
Dudley Murphy
Writer
Dudley Murphy
Editor
Russell G. Shields
Art Direction
Ernst Fegté
Director of Photography
Dal Clawson
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Status
Released
Countries
United States of America
Companies
RKO Radio Pictures
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Preview Clip: Black and Tan (1929, Duke Ellington, Fredi Washington)