Black and Tan
6.5
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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Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Also in
Belle of the Nineties
Check and Double Check
Barney Bigard
Band Member - Clarinet Player
Also in
St. Louis Blues
I'm in the Revue
Wellman Braud
Band Member - Bass Player
No other roles listed
Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton
Band Member -Trombone Player
Edgar Connor
Piano Mover
Also in
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Rufus Jones for President
Alec Lovejoy
Piano Mover
Also in
Birthright
Murder In Harlem
Fredi Washington
Fredi - Duke's Girlfriend
Known for
Imitation of Life
Animal Crackers
Arthur Whetsol
Trumpet Player
No other roles listed
Dudley Murphy Director · Dal Clawson Cinematographer Russell G. Shields Editor
United States release December 8, 1929 · Produced in United States · Production RKO
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 8, 1929
Theatrical
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