Black and Tan

19min

Music

Drama

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...

Cast

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington
Barney Bigard

Barney Bigard

Band Member - Clarinet Player
Wellman Braud

Wellman Braud

Band Member - Bass Player
Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton

Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton

Band Member -Trombone Player
Edgar Connor

Edgar Connor

Piano Mover
Alec Lovejoy

Alec Lovejoy

Piano Mover
Fredi Washington

Fredi Washington

Fredi - Duke's Girlfriend
Arthur Whetsol

Arthur Whetsol

Trumpet Player

Release date

8th Dec 1929

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English