Movielogr
Black and Tan (1929)
Directed by Dudley Murphy
Overview
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…
Length 19 minutes
Actors
Duke Ellington | Barney Bigard | Wellman Braud | Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton | Edgar Connor | Alec Lovejoy | Fredi Washington | Arthur Whetsol