Black and Tan (1929)

Name: Black and Tan
Director: Dudley Murphy
Genre: Music, Drama
Released: 1929-12-08
Duration: 19 min
Cast: Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Wellman Braud, Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton, Edgar Connor

19290h 19mMusicDrama

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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Cast

Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington
BBarney BigardBand Member - Clarinet Player
WWellman BraudBand Member - Bass Player
JJoe 'Tricky Sam' NantonBand Member -Trombone Player
EEdgar ConnorPiano Mover
Alec LovejoyPiano Mover
Fredi WashingtonFredi - Duke's Girlfriend
AArthur WhetsolTrumpet Player

Crew

Director: Dudley Murphy
Writers: Dudley Murphy
Cinematography: Dal Clawson
Editing: Russell G. Shields

Details

Released: December 8, 1929
Language: English
Studio: RKO Radio Pictures
IMDb: tt0019701