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Black and Tan

6.3/10

December 8, 1929

19 minutes

Dudley Murphy

Music Drama

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...

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Movie Details

Release Date

December 8, 1929

Runtime

19 minutes

Director

Dudley Murphy

Rating

6.3/10

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Cast

Duke Ellington

Barney Bigard

Band Member - Clarinet Player

Wellman Braud

Band Member - Bass Player

Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton

Band Member -Trombone Player

Edgar Connor

Piano Mover

Alec Lovejoy