Black and Tan
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...
- Year : 1929
- Country : United States of America
- Genre : Music, Drama
- Studio : RKO Radio Pictures
- Keyword : harlem renaissance, short film
- Director : Dudley Murphy
- Cast : Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Wellman Braud, Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton, Edgar Connor, Alec Lovejoy